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First place for the cheapest city to buy a home goes to Youngstown, Ohio, where the median list price of a home was only $149,900. The city is close to the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, about halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

“While it has a history of steel production, the city’s downtown now houses start-up tech companies,” Bankrate added. The median household income in Youngstown is $31,020, according to Bankrate.

Second on the list was Syracuse, N.Y. The median list price of homes in the city was $217,250.

The city is not only home to Syracuse University and has a college-town feel, the report says, it’s also close to nature — specifically to the Finger Lakes region.

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The median household income in Syracuse is $40,076.

Third on the list was Scranton, Pa. The city is likely to evoke memories of the popular sitcom “The Office” for some, but it’s also a very affordable place to buy a home, with a median list price of $225,000.

Scranton was a “heavy coal-producing town” in the early 20th century, but it’s currently going through a major restoration and the population is growing, Bankrate said. Plus, it’s only a two-hour drive, or a three-hour bus ride to New York City.

The median household income in Scranton is $54,279.

Here are the rest of the top 10 “cheapest cities” on the list:

4. McAllen, Texas.

5. Little Rock, Ark.

6. Jackson, Miss.

7. Indianapolis, Ind.

8. Wichita, Kan.

9. Columbia, S.C.

10. Augusta, Ga.

Homeownership has become more unaffordable as mortgage rates have risen.

As of Friday, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was averaging around 6.8%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s a sharp rise from where rates were a few weeks ago. The rise in rates is due to the market’s expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates to address rising inflation.

And though home-price growth has slowed, it is still elevated. The median price of an existing home in the U.S. was $366,900 as of December, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The mild weather continued across central & northeast PA for the start of 2023. Here's a breakdown of the numbers for January 2023.

Northeast PA (KAVP - Avoca, PA)

Temperatures at Avoca, PA (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport) were well-above average for the month. The 30-year mean for the observed average daily maximum temperature in January is 35.7F. January 2023 was over that value by more than 6F. The warmer-than-usual weather impacted our nights as well. The airport recorded an average daily low of 31.0F, over 10F from the 20.3F we would normally expect. To help give a reference for a "typical January", the average daily high and low temperature on January 1 is 37F and 22F respectively. By January 31, the average daily high is 36F and our average low is 20F.

While January 2023 was very mild for temperatures, it was not the warmest on record. When using the mean of average daily temperature, January 2023 came in 2nd for the warmest January in the airport's temperature record. Important note - maximum temperature data was not recorded on January 1 -3 and the minimum daily temperature was not recorded on January 3 or 4 at the airport.

January 2023 was extremely uneventful in terms of snowfall in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In fact, we received only 2.5" for the entire month! This is well below the monthly average of 11.7". However, we were above average for the monthly precipitation total (received 2.84", average = 2.59"). While the precipitation measurement shows a wet January, most of the storm systems to hit northeast PA were mixed precipitation events. Instead of pure snow or mostly snow, we saw a lot of rain, freezing rain, and sleet in storms. This squashed the snowfall totals while increasing our monthly precipitation amounts.

Believe it or not, we actually had less snow in January than in previous years. In fact, the airport recorded 5 other Januarys with even less snow than January 2023. The title for "least snowfall in January" goes to January 2005. January 1980, 1950, 1989, and 1951 (least to most) also recorded less snow than the 2.5" we saw this year.

On the bright side, we gained 48 total minutes of daylight throughout the month!

Central PA (KIPT - Williamsport, PA)

Williamsport Regional Airport put up some impressive numbers for January 2023 as well. The average observed daily high last month was 43.5F, over average by 8.2F. Mild nights helped the airport record an average observed daily low in the 30s, more than 11F above the monthly average. For reference, the average daily high and low temperature on January 1 is 36F and 22F, respectively. On January 31, the average daily high remains 36F, but the average daily low drops to 19F.

Overall, the observed average temperature for the month was 37.5F. This crushes the monthly average of 27.7F by nearly 10F and was enough to put January 2023 as the warmest January for the airport (records began in 1945). The next warmest January occurred in 1950 when the average daily temperature was 36.3F.

Williamsport didn't do too well in the snowfall department either. The monthly total at the airport was 1.6" and the average is 9.7" (8.1" under). However, just like Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Williamsport Regional Airport recorded an above-average amount of precipitation for the month. The airport reported a total amount of 3.33" of liquid precipitation for the month. This is over the 2.96" average by 0.37".

Similar circumstances occurred with winter storms providing a mix of precipitation instead of pure snow. Another similarity occurs in the ranking for the least amount of snow in January on record. January 2023 comes in at 7th place for that title in Williamsport. The winner remains January 1997 when only 0.2" of snow was recorded. January 1950, 1995, 1969, 2016, and 1973 (2nd to 6th) also recorded less snowfall than 1.6" for the entire month of January.

For daylight, Williamsport gained a total of 47 minutes throughout the month.

Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 16 WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the WHoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2022-23 college basketball season.

This is the fourth season that WHoopDirt.com has run the Coach of the Week and Coach of the Year programs. The list of 2022-23 Coach of the Week winners, as well as previous Coach of the Year winners can be found below this week’s recipients

To nominate coaches for future weeks, please email coachofweek@hoopdirt.com with your selection(s).

The Week 16 winners are:

NCAA D1: Lynne Roberts – University of Utah

NCAA D2: John Bonner – Cal State Dominguez Hills

NCAA D3: Kelly Thompson – Roger Williams University

NAIA: Eric Jackson, Jr – Rust College

JUCO: Kevin Jones – Fulton-Montgomery CC

2022-23 WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Winners:

Week 1

NCAA DI: Carrie Moore – Harvard UniversityNCAA DII: Charlie Avercamp – Hillsdale CollegeNCAA DIII: Cherri Harrer – Baldwin Wallace UniversityNAIA: Alico Dunk – Stillman CollegeJUCO: MJ Baker – Eastern Florida State College

Week 2

NCAA DI: Ashleen Bracey – UICNCAA DII: Taylor Harris – Fort Lewis CollegeNCAA DIII: Lynn Hersey – Smith CollegeNAIA: Darrick Matthews – University of Science and ArtsJUCO: Kim Muhl – Kirkwood Community College

Week 3

NCAA DI: Larry Vickers – Norfolk StateNCAA DII: Grahm Smith – Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityNCAA DIII: Juli Fulks – Transylvania UniversityNAIA: Jeff Hans – Thomas More UniversityJUCO: Tanya Kaufmann – Western Technical College

Week 4

NCAA DI: Teri Moren – Indiana UniversityNCAA DII: Jenepher Banker -Daemen UniversityNCAA DIII: J.R. Fredette – Albertus Magnus CollegeNAIA: Candace Walker – St. Thomas UniversityJUCO: Clenita “Penny” Belford – Pensacola State College

Week 5

NCAA DI: Tricia Cullop – Toledo UniversityNCAA DII: Stephanie Lawrence Yelton – University of West FloridaNCAA DIII: KJ Krasco – Middlebury CollegeNAIA: Bill Harmsen – Dordt UniversityJUCO: Riley Maye – Harcum College

Week 6

NCAA DI: Kim Mulkey – LSUNCAA DII: Kerry Phayre – Assumption UniversityNCAA DIII: Maria Williamson – University of ChicagoNAIA: Ginger High Colvin – Campbellsville UniversityJUCO: Jamarra Robinson – Indian River State College

Week 7:

Christmas Holiday – no winners announced

Week 8:

New Year’s Holiday – no winners announced

Week 9

NCAA DI: Kevin McGuff – Ohio StateNCAA DII: Kari Pickens – Ashland UniversityNCAA DIII: Keri Carollo – Wisconsin-WhitewaterNAIA: Mike Davis – Central Methodist UniversityJUCO: Angelica de Paulo – Eastern Arizona College

Week 10

NCAA DI: Jacie Hoyt – Oklahoma StateNCAA DII: Justin Payne – Georgia SouthwesternNCAA DIII: Randi Henderson – Washington University in St. LouisNAIA: Kellie Kennedy – Loyola University of New OrleansJUCO: Olivia Gaines – Richard Bland College

Week 11

NCAA DI: Dawn Staley – University of South CarolinaNCAA DII: Carrie Eighmey – University of Nebraska at KearneyNCAA DIII: Cameron Hill – Trinity University (TX)NAIA: Courtney Boyd – Clarke University (IA)JUCO: Jason Nichols – Morton College

Week 12

NCAA DI: Katie Geralds – Purdue UniversityNCAA DII: Beth Jillson – Texas Woman’s UniversityNCAA DIII: Keith Mondillo – Gwynedd Mercy UniversityNAIA: Steve Edwards – Brewton-Parker CollegeJUCO: Jason Bonde – Rochester Community & Technical College

Week 13

NCAA DI: Alex Simmons – Gardner-Webb UniversityNCAA DII: Dave Krauth – Augustana University (SD)NCAA DIII: Bill Broderick – Christopher Newport UniversityNAIA: Hannah Moeller – Mid-America Christian UniversityJUCO: Misty Opat – Cochise College

Week 14

NCAA DI: Kenny Brooks – James Madison UniversityNCAA DII: Mike Williams – Grand Valley StateNCAA DIII: Kendra Whitehead – Hardin-Simmons UniversityNAIA: Brenita Jackson – Texas Wesleyan UniversityJUCO: Mike Seney – CCBC Essex

Week 15

NCAA DI: Lisa Carlsen – Northern Illinois UniversityNCAA DII: Serena King-Coleman – Fayetteville StateNCAA DIII: Ben O’Brien – University of ScrantonNAIA: Clifton Williams – University of PikevilleJUCO: Marbely Montas – Union College (NJ)

Previous WHoopDirt.com / Coach of the Year Award Winners:

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Division III

NAIA

JUCO

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As dominant as the Christopher Newport men’s and women’s basketball teams have been, their NCAA Division III Tournament paths revealed Monday have plenty of roadblocks.

Both have achieved seasons worthy of host roles for the first two rounds, but NCAA protocol doesn’t allow men’s and women’s teams from the same school to be tournament hosts at the same time.

As opposed to last year, this year women’s teams have priority on the tournament’s first weekend for the rounds of 64 and 32, but men’s teams have priority on the second weekend for the sectionals (round of 16 and quarterfinals).

So while the Captains’ unbeaten, top-ranked women will be home this weekend, the men (24-3) — ranked third by d3hoops.com — will drive about 2½ hours west to play in a Hampden-Sydney gym whose primary tenants defeated them in December.

First, CNU will face Farmingdale State (21-7) of New York at 4:50 p.m. Friday at Kirby Field House. Hampden-Sydney (21-6), which gained an at-large berth despite losing on a Guilford buzzer-beater in the ODAC semifinals, will follow at 7:20 against Emory (17-8) of Atlanta.

The winners will play Saturday, and if it’s CNU against H-SC, the Captains will hope to avenge an 85-70 home loss to the Tigers on Dec. 13.

If the Captains reach the round of 16, their credentials give a chance to serve as hosts.

Defending champion Randolph-Macon, whose top players include guard Josh Talbert from Kellam High, will be at home Friday at Crenshaw Gym in Ashland. The Yellow Jackets (27-1), ranked second nationally and coming off Sunday’s ODAC Tournament triumph, will meet Wilson (19-8) of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in a pod that also includes Scranton (20-7) against North Carolina Wesleyan (23-4).

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For now, CNU’s women (26-0), who are ranked No. 1 by d3hoops.com and in the coaches poll and are 68-1 since 2019, will get to play at Freeman Center in Newport News. They were paired for an 8:30 p.m. Friday game against Brooklyn (19-7), which needs to upset CNU to post its 11th consecutive 20-win season.

Before the Captains take the floor, Elizabethtown (22-4) of Pennsylvania and Stevens (22-5) of New Jersey, two of the field’s 19 at-large selections, will play each other at 6 p.m. Then Friday’s victors will clash on Saturday for a berth in the last 16.

If CNU gets that far with its “Captains Chaos” pressure defense, coach Bill Broderick’s women could face reigning national champion Hope (25-2), a Michigan school that also is a host this weekend.

On the NCAA.com selection show, “Hoopsville” analyst Dave McHugh noted that the Captains are 101-11 in the playing career of Sondra Fan, the first CNU player to take four conference championships, while Hope’s current senior class is 102-3.

Other first-round women’s games include Mary Washington against Roger Williams at 4:30 Friday in DeSales’ arena in Pennsylvania, and Old Dominion Athletic Conference champion Washington and Lee (22-6) against Wisconsin-Oshkosh (18-9) at 5:30 p.m. in Ohio Northern’s gym in Ada.

McHugh said despite CNU’s top ranking in the polls, the NCAA considered Smith (26-1), a women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts, the tournament’s top team, based on Smith’s placement in the bracket’s upper left.

If it wins its first game as expected, Smith would face the winner between Marymount of Arlington and St. John Fisher of Rochester, New York.

Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick S.C., Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Charity, Halifax, Canada; and Lawrence R. Lynch, former chair of The University of Scranton Board of Trustees and recently retired assurance partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP; will receive honorary degrees from The University of Scranton at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21.

Rev. Herbert B. Keller, S.J., vice president for Mission and Ministry at The University of Scranton, will serve as the principal speaker. Father Keller received an honorary doctoral degree from the University in 2006.

Sister Fitzpatrick, Ed.D., was elected the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity Halifax in October of 2020, serving her Sisters and advancing the charism of charity throughout the world. She also serves as a board member of DePaul University and St. John’s University.

A nationally recognized leader in higher education, Sister Fitzpatrick served as president and CEO of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York, for 25 years before retiring from that position in June of 2020. During her tenure, she placed sustainability at the forefront of the college’s efforts, incorporating sustainability into the curriculum and daily operations of the college and creating the Global Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility as a hub of these efforts. She also led the way for the college to join the Catholic Climate Covenant, a pledge to educate students, employees and community members on climate change.

From 1981 to 1995, Sister Fitzpatrick served at St. John’s University, holding a number of positions there, including senior vice president and vice president and assistant to the president. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston State College and a master’s degree from Fordham University, a master’s degree in education and her doctorate from Columbia University.

Until his recent retirement, Lynch was assurance partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, serving in the financial services sector. He previously served as a trustee of Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Friends of Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church of Paris, International Insurance Foundation, chairman of the board of trustees for the Marymount International School in Paris, as a board member of the French American Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia chapter, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Social Services.

Lynch has supported many University initiatives, including fundraisers and recruitment for students. Lynch serve three consecutive terms on the University’s Board of Trustees (2009-2018) and served as its chair from 2014-2018. He also served as president of the Scranton Club of Philadelphia; and as a member of the Alumni Society’s Board of Governor, the Kania School of Management’s Accounting Department Professional Alumni Council and the President’s Business Council. With his wife, Keli, they established the Joseph F. Lynch Memorial Scholarship in honor of Lynch’s father, Joseph, to provide need-based aid for students.

A certified public accountant, Lynch earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Scranton in 1981.

The University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony will begin at noon on May 21 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre.