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Taylor

The Silk City ยท Est. 1891

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Taylor at a Glance

Taylor Borough
6,265
Population
$70,013
Median Household Income
62%
Owner Occupied
2.59
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
62% Owner Occupied38% Renter
ZIP 18517
5,303
Population
$77,708
Median Household Income
67%
Owner Occupied
2.73
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
67% Owner Occupied33% Renter
Lackawanna County
216,146
Population
$66,704
Median Household Income
65%
Owner Occupied
2.35
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
65% Owner Occupied35% Renter

Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).

About Taylor

Taylor was founded in 1790 by Cornelius Atherton and was first called Taylorville. It incorporated as a borough in 1893 and later shortened its name. The town honors Moses Taylor, the New York financier who controlled the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.

Coal mining and silk manufacturing were the borough's main industries, and much of Taylor is built over former mine workings. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western built the Moffat Breaker here in 1915 and 1916, the first coal breaker made entirely of reinforced concrete.

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Taylor is part of the Riverside School District, which it shares with Moosic. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension runs through the borough with an interchange at Keyser Avenue.

Taylor sits about 4 miles southwest of Scranton along the Lackawanna River, in Lackawanna County. Its population was 6,302 at the 2020 census. Affordable coal-era homes and easy highway access make it a practical commuter borough.

Current Listings in Taylor

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Active Residential 1010 Prince Street, Taylor, PA 18517
$224,900
1010 Prince Street, Taylor, PA 18517
Taylor, PA, 18517
3 bd1 ba1,000 sf
MLS # 26-3030
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