how is luzerne?

[CHEMICAL]

im looking at a house in wilkes city, luzerne co. how is the area?...schools?...crime?...etc...

[Steve in PA]

Stay away from South Wilkes-Barre.......unless you drive an armored Humvee and have claymores on your front lawn.

The Heights section is so-so, depending on where you might live.

The Mayflower section is pretty quiet. Stay above GAR High School.

Parson (where I may.....not may not live) is nice.

[CHEMICAL]

Stay away from South Wilkes-Barre.......unless you drive an armored Humvee and have claymores on your front lawn.

i do have a bolted down safe that can almost instantly deploy a less than welcome answer to a home invasion, thanks for the tip!

[NikeBauer21]

I think Steve answered it best. I would take his advice if I were you..

[CHEMICAL]

house is on parish streetoff of hazel...........good or bad?

[Wild Bill Klinton]

VERY BAD...

[CHEMICAL]

VERY BAD...

k thanks, guess ill forget that one!......thanks for all the info guys!

[normanvin]

Wilkes Barre isn't that big of a city. You could find a place in one of the out laying towns and still be within a few minutes of where you need to go. I live two towns over, but I can be in downtown Wilkes Barre in five minutes.

[cptrad]

There is a reason it is nicknamed “Newark on the Susquehanna”… buyer beware!

[DeepbluePA]

Luzerne county is in the top 5 for homicides for counties in pa
and Wilkes Barre is in the top 5 or 10 for cities in PA

I've lived In the city of Wilkes Barre my whole life.
The bad is sort of weird. you have a very nice street and the next street is horible.

I grew up near hazle st and it was and is still a nice neighborhood but 2 or 3 blocks away is were the shotgun was fired in the area of officers a few weeks ago.