Pittston Homes For Sale
Pittston sits on the east bank of the Susquehanna River about halfway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, which makes it one of the most convenient addresses in Northeast Pennsylvania. The city of about 7,600 people has spent the last three decades rebuilding its Main Street with new storefronts, murals, a riverfront park and the River’s Edge condominiums, the first major residential project in the city in decades when it broke ground in 2013. Across the Water Street Bridge is West Pittston, a borough of about 4,600 on the west bank known as the Garden Village, and to the east Pittston Township holds the airport and the region’s largest business parks.
Greater Pittston’s housing is mostly early-1900s and mid-century: two-story singles and doubles on the city’s hillside streets, larger Victorian and Craftsman homes along West Pittston’s tree-lined avenues, and newer subdivisions in the township. Prices remain among the most affordable in the Wyoming Valley.
Homes for Sale in Greater Pittston
Living in Pittston
Location and commute
U.S. Route 11 runs through downtown, Interstate 81 and the Turnpike’s Northeast Extension (I-476) are minutes away, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is in Pittston Township with flights to Charlotte, Chicago, Washington and Florida. Downtown Wilkes-Barre is about 8 miles by car and downtown Scranton about 10.
Work
Pittston Township and neighboring Jenkins Township hold CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park, where more than 70 companies employ roughly 7,500 people, along with Grimes Industrial Park. The region’s coal history is close by too: the 1959 Knox Mine disaster in Port Griffith, just outside the city, effectively ended deep anthracite mining in the northern field.
Schools
Pittston City and Pittston Township are in the Pittston Area School District (about 3,300 students; primary center in Hughestown, high school in Yatesville). West Pittston is in the Wyoming Area School District. The two districts sit a bridge apart, so confirm which one a listing falls in.
Things to do
- The Pittston Tomato Festival has taken over Main Street every August since 1983, drawing well over 100,000 visitors for the parade, 5K, tomato contest and food.
- Riverfront Park on Kennedy Boulevard is the start of the Luzerne County Rail Trail and the site of the annual Riverfest.
- Downtown hosts a Second Friday Art Walk through the warmer months, a farmers market, a St. Patrick’s Parade and Christmas in Pittston.
- Pittston Township has state game lands, Class A wild trout waters and a protected wildflower sanctuary within a few minutes of the interstate.
Buying near the river
The Susquehanna is Pittston’s front yard and, occasionally, its problem. West Pittston flooded badly when the river crested at a record 42.66 feet in September 2011. Homes in the river corridor may sit in a mapped flood zone, which affects insurance and lending, so we check the flood map on every riverside listing.
Market snapshot
In September 2026 Redfin reported a three-month median sale price of about $187,000 in Pittston, with homes going under contract in about a week, and about $264,000 in West Pittston. Zillow’s home value index for Pittston stood near $216,000 at the end of August 2026. For an up-to-date number on a specific home, request a market analysis.
Nearby communities
See homes in Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Forty Fort and Scranton, or browse all the communities we serve. To tour a Pittston home, contact us or call (570) 715-7700.