In the northern ranges of Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains lies the rural township of Overfield. It's popular for its market of single-family homes with spacious country lots, and for Lake Winola, a recreational hotspot surrounded by high-end cottages and vacation rentals. Overfield offers secluded homes near several wildlife preserves, while being a half-hour drive to Scranton and a 40-minute drive to Wilkes-Barre.
The median single-family home price in Overfield is $744,000, with lakeside homes typically priced much higher than the township’s outlying country homes. Buyers can find bilevels, Colonial Revivals and farmhouses sitting on multi-acre lots across the town’s rolling farmland and hills. Some homeowners use their land for hobby farming. The Lake Winola Cottagers Association maintains the community of homes and vacation rentals surrounding the lake, with annual fees of $300 per home or cottage. Membership includes trash and recycling pickup and access to the community pavilion for private gatherings. There are some brick townhouses and pricier lakefront cottages and Cape Cods by the lake, often featuring docks and boathouses.
Lake Winola spans 185 acres and is a popular spot for kayaking, with anglers often catching bass and rainbow trout. The private Scranton Canoe Club offers a clubhouse, canoe rentals, tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course on a peninsula surrounding Lake Winola. The Lake Winola Cottagers Association hosts summer events, including Yoga on the Dock, the Summer Solstice Fish Fry and frequent happy hours. North of the lake is Davis Crossing Preserve, where nature trails go through woodlands and marshes, and hikers can spot beavers. Little Rocky Glen Preserve has paths beside a churning creek and a sandstone gorge, and locals often go stream fishing or picnicking at the park’s pavilion.
Marty's Market Lake Winola sits along Roosevelt Highway and sells groceries, deli sandwiches and pizza. Across the street is Snapper’s Bar and Grill, which has live music nights and an outdoor patio overlooking the lake, where patrons can order wings, burgers and draft beers. Eight miles west in the borough of Tunkhannock is a strip of local boutiques and diners along East Tioga Street. Twigs Café serves paninis and salads just down the street from the Dietrich Theater, which shows screenings of independent films. In Clarks Summit to the east, locals can visit Gerrity’s for groceries or try Grateful Roast Coffee.
Tunkhannock Area School District serves Overfield Township. The Tunkhannock Area Primary Center serves kindergarten through second graders and doesn't have a Niche rating. Tunkhannock Area Intermediate School teaches grades 3-6 and gets a C-plus, while Tunkhannock STEM Academy teaches seventh graders and has a C-rating. The B-minus-rated Tunkhannock High School has a highly respected music program, with courses in marching band, music theory and jazz ensemble.
Overfield is quite rural, and residents rely on cars to get around. It's roughly 17 miles to Scranton on Pennsylvania Route 307, and the Scranton Wilkes-Barre International Airport is about 20 miles away. The Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton is 18 miles from home, or a half-hour drive. On Pennsylvania Route 309, a drive of around 27 miles south takes Overfield residents to Wilkes-Barre.
Christian Saunders
Christian Saunders Real Estate
(570) 852-2766
111 Total Sales
1 in Overfield
$600,000 Price
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Amy Gearhart
COWLEY REAL ESTATE
(272) 770-3371
48 Total Sales
1 in Overfield
$515,000 Price
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Katherine Dodge
ERA Brady Associates
(272) 770-2319
50 Total Sales
3 in Overfield
$100K - $499K Price Range
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Amy Proctor
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Preferred Properties
(570) 985-2721
44 Total Sales
1 in Overfield
$158,000 Price
Jim Nasser
Nasser Real Estate, Inc.
(570) 843-1931
288 Total Sales
10 in Overfield
$68K - $1.6M Price Range
Christina Keller
REALTY NETWORK GROUP
(272) 207-3012
36 Total Sales
6 in Overfield
$81K - $630K Price Range
Benjamin Lawson
C21 Sherlock Homes Inc. ,Tunk
(570) 843-1319
69 Total Sales
3 in Overfield
$101K - $475K Price Range
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