18436
Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania.
Lake Ariel, Wayne County, PA · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro · population 13,569
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$999 (+159%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,287 +3%
- $301,340$309,627 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $60,303 +24%
- $249,324$309,627 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 18436$1,625
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in zip 18436 rose 2.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Wayne County, PA 74% · Lackawanna County, PA 26%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lake Ariel, PA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 18436
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 18436$309,627
- Scranton$233,948
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 18438 | Lakeville | 1,139 | — | $443,375 |
| 8.0 | 18434 | Jessup | 4,031 | — | $227,296 |
| 8.5 | 18403 | Archbald | 6,851 | — | $272,511 |
| 9.5 | 18451 | Paupack | 413 | — | $412,777 |
| 10.2 | 18512 | Scranton | 12,986 | $1,233 | $226,509 |
| 10.3 | 18445 | Newfoundland | 2,342 | — | $288,022 |
| 10.3 | 18472 | Waymart | 6,601 | — | $285,877 |
| 10.4 | 18444 | Moscow | 13,604 | — | $308,452 |
| 10.5 | 18452 | Peckville | 5,203 | — | $253,623 |
| 11.3 | 18426 | Greentown | 3,705 | — | $283,787 |
| 11.6 | 18464 | Tafton | 1,927 | — | $357,481 |
| 12.3 | 18519 | Scranton | 5,266 | $1,312 | $212,694 |
| 12.5 | 18447 | Olyphant | 9,470 | $1,669 | $249,920 |
| 12.7 | 18456 | Prompton | 319 | — | $286,197 |
| 12.8 | 18509 | Scranton | 13,055 | $1,332 | $227,217 |
| 13.0 | 18510 | Scranton | 14,332 | $1,252 | $207,591 |
| 13.1 | 18407 | Carbondale | 14,445 | $1,333 | $182,382 |
| 13.4 | 18433 | Jermyn | 7,564 | — | $243,327 |
| 13.6 | 18508 | Scranton | 11,565 | $1,432 | $171,277 |
| 13.7 | 18505 | Scranton | 20,797 | $1,430 | $197,929 |
| 14.0 | 18428 | Hawley | 12,634 | — | $328,233 |
| 14.2 | 18503 | Scranton | 1,629 | $1,625 | $168,419 |
| 14.6 | 18431 | Honesdale | 12,775 | $1,392 | $300,074 |
| 15.0 | 18424 | Gouldsboro | 5,213 | — | $271,824 |
| 15.8 | 18507 | Moosic | 5,443 | — | $262,662 |
| 16.0 | 18421 | Forest City | 4,603 | — | $215,468 |
| 16.1 | 18504 | Scranton | 21,069 | $1,297 | $196,846 |
| 16.7 | 18466 | Tobyhanna | 17,794 | $2,116 | $253,362 |
| 16.8 | 18517 | Taylor | 5,303 | $1,900 | $221,954 |
| 16.8 | 18471 | Waverly | 667 | — | $454,990 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.