browse list of realtors working in Luzerne County
Luzerne county has 3 usdaproperties.com realtors ready to help with your search!
August 2024 Featured Agents | |
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Robert Vanston | from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Properties |
Dawn Coulter | from Exp Realty |
Amanda Schleigh | from Keller Williams Real Estate |
There are 351 USDA backed residential loans in Luzerne county with an average loan balance of $115,874. Over 91% of the loans helped first time home buyers. Borrowers were an average age of 37 years old. The typical appraised home value was around $117,360. On average the rural home size purchased with this loan was approximately 1,436 SqFt. Luzerne county applies the standard USDA income limits to determine loan eligibility. For a household of upto 4 people the income limit is $90,300. For a household of between 5 and 8 people the income limit is increased to $119,200.
The size of Luzerne County is roughly 2,349 square kilometers. USDA defined regions of rural loan ineligibility in Luzerne cover 238 square kilometers of the county. Approximately 10.1% of Luzerne County is ineligible for traditional USDA home loans. The influence score for Luzerne County is 2. Look below for the interactive county level map illustration below for more details.
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Albert • Alden • Ashley • Askam • Avoca • Avondale Hill • Back Mountain • Beach Haven • *Bear Creek Village • Beaver Brook • *Beech Mountain Lakes • Blytheburn • Boulevard Manor • Breslau • Briggsville • Broadway • Browntown • Buttonwood • Cambra • Carverton • Ceasetown • *Chase • *Conyngham • Conyngham Station • Cork Lane • Courtdale • Curry Hill • *Dallas • Derringer • Dippel Manor • Dorrance • Drifton • Drums • Dupont • Duryea • *East Berwick • Ebervale • Eckley • Edwardsville • Ewen • Exeter • Fades • Fairmount Springs • Fern Brook • Fern Glen • Feys Grove • Folstown • Forest Park • Forty Fort • *Freeland • *Glen Lyon • Glen Summit • Gowen • Gracedale • Green Ridge • Gum Run • Hallwood • Hanover Green • Harding • *Harleigh • *Harveys Lake • Harveyville • Harwood • Hazle Brook • Hazleton • Hess Island • *Hickory Hills • Highlands • Hilldale • Hobbie • Hollars Hill • Hollywood • Honey Hole • Houston City • Hudson • Hughestown • Hughs • Humboldt • Hunlock Creek • Hunlock Gardens • Huntington Mills • Huntsville • Inkerman • Japan • Jeansville • *Jeddo • Johnson Greene • Ketcham • Kingston • KisLyn • Koonsville • Korn Krest • Kunkle • Kyttle • Laflin • Larksville • *Lattimer • *Laurel Run • Lee • Lee Park • Lindbergh • Loomis Park • Lower Askam • Loyalville • Luzerne • Lynnwood • Maplewood Heights • Marshall Hollow • Meeker • Midvale • Milnesville • *Mocanaqua • Moosehead • Mossville • Mount Airy Terrace • Mount Laurel • Mountain Grove • *Mountain Top • Moyers Grove • Muhlenburg • Nanticoke • *Nescopeck • Nescopeck Pass • *New Columbus • Newport Center • Newton • *Nuangola • Nuangola Station • Ochre Mill • Old Boston • Oliver Mills • Orange • Outlet • *Pardeesville • Patterson Grove • *Penn Lake Park • Penobscot • *Pikes Creek • Pine View • Pittston • Plains • Plainsville • Pleasant View Summit • Plymouth • Pond Creek • Pond Hill • Port Blanchard • Port Bowkley • Port Griffith • Port Jenkins • Preston • Prichard • Pringle • Register • Reilly • Ricketts • Ridgewood • Rippletown • Rita • Rittenhouse • Roaring Brook • Rock Glen • Rumbels • Saint Johns • Sand Spring • Sandy Run • Shades Glen • *Shavertown • *Sheatown • *Shickshinny • Sickler Hill • *Silkworth • Slocum • Solomon Gap • Southdale • Stairville • Stoddartsville • Sugar Notch • Suscon • Sweet Valley • Swoyersville • Sybertsville • Tannery • Town Hill • *Trucksville • Trucksville Gardens • Truesdale Terrace • *Upper Exeter • Upper Lehigh • *Wanamie • Wapwallopen • Warrior Run • West Hazleton • *West Nanticoke • West Pittston • West Wyoming • *Weston • *White Haven • WilkesBarre • Witinski Villa • Wyoming • Yatesville • Zenith
A USDA loan is a mortgage option available to eligible homebuyers that is sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture to promote homeownership in rural communities. USDA Loans, sometimes called "RD Loans," offer 100% financing options on eligible rural properties. USDAProperties can help you find USDA properties in Luzerne County.
Luzerne County, located in northeastern Pennsylvania, has a rich historical background dating back to the 18th century. It was officially formed on September 25, 1786, from part of Northumberland County and named after Chevalier de la Luzerne, a French diplomat who played a significant role in gaining French support for the American Revolution.
The region was inhabited by Native American tribes such as the Susquehannocks, Delawares, and Shawnees before European settlers arrived. Migration into the area started with the Connecticut settlers in 1769, leading to the establishment of towns such as Wilkes-Barre, named after English Parliamentarians John Wilkes and Isaac Barre. This period was marked by the Wyoming Valley land disputes between Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Eventually, the Decree of Trenton in 1782 resolved the disputes in favor of Pennsylvania.
Luzerne County played a significant role in the industrial revolution in the United States. The discovery of anthracite coal in the region led to rapid growth as coal mining and the Pennsylvania Canal expansion facilitated transportation of this vital resource in the 19th century. This economic boom attracted thousands of immigrants, primarily of Irish, German, and Polish descent, collectively shaping the rich cultural diversity in the county.
One fun fact about Luzerne County is the "Concrete City," which is located near Nanticoke. Constructed in 1911, it was an early example of a planned community built for mine workers by the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad's Coal Division. The city, made up entirely of poured concrete homes, was ultimately abandoned by 1924 due to lack of sewer systems and later served as a training ground for state police and urban warfare units. Today, it survives as a unique historical ghost town and a popular site for urban exploration enthusiasts.