The Local Terrain
Dunmore's southeastern side sits on the slopes of the Moosic Mountains near the Nay Aug Gorge, giving the borough rugged, sloped terrain typical of the Northeastern Pennsylvania coal region.
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Dunmore's southeastern edge climbs into the Moosic Mountains near Nay Aug Gorge, and the borough's older streets follow that slope — houses set on grade changes that put a full flight of interior stairs between the kitchen and the bedrooms almost by default. Most of what's on the ground here dates to the anthracite boom, when the population nearly tripled between 1890 and 1940 and left roughly 6,600 housing units of Victorian and early-20th-century stock. Narrow staircases with a landing or a turn partway up are the norm in those builds, not the exception, so a custom-measured curved rail is usually what gets ordered here, not an off-the-shelf straight one.
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About Dunmore
What makes Dunmore different
Why a stairlift installed in Dunmore, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
Homes & Housing Stock
Dunmore's housing stock reflects its anthracite-era boom, when population surged from 8,315 (1890) to 23,086 (1940), leaving a legacy of Victorian and early 20th-century construction across the borough's roughly 6,600 housing units today.
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The Community
21.5% of Dunmore residents were 65 or older with a median age of 42.1 years, and the borough's economy — anchored by employers like Gertrude Hawk Chocolates and the Keystone Industrial Park — reported a median household income of $33,280 (2010 census), a modest-income profile with real mobility-equipment need.
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The Real Cost of Aging in Place in Dunmore
Compare your options honestly. A stairlift is the only choice that keeps you in the home you love, at a fraction of every alternative.
| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Dunmore PA | $2,750 – $14,700 One-time | $2,750 – $14,700 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Lackawanna market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Lackawanna County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Dunmore metro averages.
Ways to pay less, or nothing
Most Dunmore homeowners qualify for at least one of these programs. We help you apply at no cost.
VA HISA Grant
Up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and their surviving spouses. One-time, tax-free, no repayment.
Eligibility: Veterans & surviving spousesPennsylvania Medicaid Waiver
Home & Community-Based Services Waiver may cover up to 100% of installation for income-qualified residents.
Eligibility: Medicaid + medical needIRS Medical Deduction
With a doctor's letter of medical necessity, the full cost is deductible on Schedule A as a qualified medical expense.
Eligibility: Taxpayers who itemizeFinancing from $77/mo
0% and low-APR plans through our lending partners. Soft credit pull, instant approval, no prepayment penalty.
Eligibility: All homeownersNot sure which applies? Our local specialist will walk you through every program you might qualify for during your free home assessment. Get started here →
Hear It From Your Dunmore Neighbors
The kinds of staircases and installs we see across Dunmore's older and newer homes alike. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
Luis measured our staircase in Bucktown on a Tuesday and installed the curved rail the following week. The 90-degree turn at the landing was tight, but the rail follows the wall perfectly and my mother can finally get to her bedroom again without help. Zero damage to the plaster.
Got quotes from three companies. All American was $2,400 less than the Wilkes-Barre firm and included the annual service for two years. Luis walked my father through every button before he left. Clean install, no drywall patching, done in under four hours.
The winter storm in January knocked our power out for 38 hours. The lift kept running the whole time on the battery backup. My 88-year-old mother didn't have to sleep in the recliner — she went up to her own bed. Worth every penny.
Luis handled the Sherwood HOA paperwork and pulled the mechanical permit for our outdoor porch lift. The rail blends into the stone wall so well that neighbors ask where it is. IP55 seal has held up through two winters of salt spray off the road.
My husband is 270 pounds and the standard lift felt undersized. Luis specified the heavy-duty 600 lb model with the wider seat — same install time, same warranty. He's used it every day for six months with no issues.
Five years in on our straight rail. Annual service takes 40 minutes, Luis catches anything wearing before it breaks. Still runs whisper-quiet. Honest company, honest pricing, no upsell on the maintenance plan.
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We install across every pocket of Dunmore — from the pre-war foursquares on Drinker and Chestnut in Bucktown (the original village center) through the steep hillside rows of Bunker Hill, up to the mid-century splits in Pine Brook along the Scranton border. Greenridge homes near Tigue Street tend to have narrow 32- to 34-inch staircases with a quarter-turn at the bottom, while Hollywood and Sherwood lean newer with wider treads and straighter runs. Freeze-thaw is hard on porch concrete, so any outdoor lift gets bolted into a frost-protected footing, not surface-mounted. For veterans served by the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, we document everything in the HISA format so the grant paperwork moves in weeks, not months.
Nearby cities we also serve
- Scranton 3 mi
- The Hideout 14 mi
- Kingston 18 mi
- Wilkes-Barre 18 mi
- Coolbaugh 18 mi
- Paupack 18 mi
- Hanover (Luzerne County) 22 mi
- Mountain Top 25 mi
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Pick the Right Lift for Your Home
Select a stairlift on the leftabove to see full specs, pricing, and how it compares to the alternatives.
Stairlift Types
Straight Stairlift
Most common · From $2,800
Fits the typical 13- to 16-foot straight runs in Dunmore foursquares and Cape Cods. Installed in 3-4 hours, bolted to the treads — not the plaster walls common in pre-1940 borough homes.
Starting at
$2,750 installed
What's Included
- Battery backup for power outages
- Swivel seat with safety lock
- Two wireless remote controls
- Soft start and soft stop motion
- Fold-up seat, arms, and footrest
- 10-year motor & gearbox warranty
Compared to Alternatives
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Curved Stairlift
Custom-built · From $9,000
For the 90-degree landing turns in Bucktown and Bunker Hill row homes. Laser-measured, fabricated in under three weeks, rail parks the seat out of the hallway at the top floor.
Starting at
$8,800 installed
What's Included
- Free on-site digital measurement
- Single continuous curved rail
- Handles 90°, 180°, or spiral turns
- Powered swivel at top landing
- Park position out of the walkway
- 10-year warranty on all parts
Compared to Alternatives
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Outdoor Stairlift
Weatherproof · From $4,000
IP55-rated for Dunmore's freeze-thaw cycles and winter-storm rainfall. Stainless fasteners, sealed controls, frost-protected footings — built for the six-step porch lifts common on older Drinker Street homes.
Starting at
$3,900 installed
What's Included
- Marine-grade weather cover
- All-weather corrosion protection
- Storm-rated anchor system
- Lockable key power switch
- Sealed IP54 control panels
- 5-year full-weather warranty
Compared to Alternatives
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
Heavy-Duty Stairlift
600 lb Rated · From $5,050
Wider 22-inch seat, reinforced rail, and 600 lb capacity for users who need more support than the 300 lb standard. Same 3-4 hour install, same 5-year warranty.
Starting at
$4,950 installed
What's Included
- 400 lb rated weight capacity
- 22-inch wide padded seat
- Reinforced dual-tube rail
- Extended footrest and armrests
- Weight-rated safety harness
- 10-year motor & frame warranty
Compared to Alternatives
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
Your Personal Dunmore Stairlift Specialist
When you call All American Stairlifts, you'll speak directly with a licensed installer who lives and works in Lackawanna, PA.
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Luis Ramírez
Dunmore Stairlift Specialist · 15+ years of experience
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Recent Stairlift Installations in Dunmore
Every home is different. Here are six recent installs from Lackawanna County. Tap any project to see the full gallery, tech specs, and the story behind it.
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Straight Stairlift, Standard Use
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Everything Dunmore Homeowners Actually Ask
Straight answers about cost, installation, and funding, no sales fluff. Browse by topic or call us if you have a question that isn't here.
What's a stairlift going to cost in Dunmore?
Straight-rail lifts run cheaper because the rail ships off the shelf; curved rails cost more because a technician has to measure the exact turn and get it custom-bent. Dunmore's older housing stock — a lot of it dating to the anthracite boom between 1890 and 1940 — tends toward staircases with a landing or a turn partway up, so curved is what I quote most often here. With median household income around $33,280 in the borough, most homeowners I talk to want the PA Assistive Technology Foundation loan option laid out before they commit to a model.
Does Medicare or my homeowners insurance pay for it?
Neither one. Medicare treats a stairlift as a home modification rather than durable medical equipment, so it's excluded no matter what your doctor writes down. Homeowners insurance won't touch it either since there's no damage involved. The PA Assistive Technology Foundation is the better route — a 0% mini-loan between $100 and $7,000, or a 3.75% loan up to $60,000 for bigger jobs, with no income limit to apply.
How long does an install take on a Dunmore staircase?
If your stairs are straight, it's usually a same-day job. Dunmore's issue is that a lot of the housing on the hillside near Nay Aug Gorge and the older streets closer to downtown went up during the anthracite-boom years, and those Victorian-era staircases often have a landing or a mid-flight turn. That means the rail has to be custom-measured and fabricated before install day, which adds time up front even though the install itself still typically wraps up in a few hours once the crew is on site.
Will putting in a lift damage my stairs, especially in an older Dunmore home?
The rail attaches to the treads or the adjacent wall studs — nothing gets cut into the stringers or the structure underneath. That said, in a borough where the housing stock mostly predates 1940, I always check the treads for rot or old repairs before mounting anything, because a lift is only as solid as what it's bolted to. Once that check clears, the stairs underneath are unaffected and it isn't a resale concern.
What Lackawanna County program actually pays for a stairlift?
Pennsylvania's Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver covers a stairlift under its Home Accessibility Durable Medical Equipment (HADME) benefit for Medicaid managed-care members — no published dollar cap, but it has to be written into your person-centered service plan first. Call the PA Health Law Project Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 if you need help sorting out the paperwork, or the Independent Enrollment Broker at 1-877-550-4227 to check CHC eligibility.
I'm not on Medicaid — is there still help through the county?
The state-funded OPTIONS program runs through the Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging at 570-963-6740, and home modifications are one of the supplemental services it can cover on a sliding-scale copay basis, with no hard income cutoff to apply. NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania also runs a grant-funded Aging in Place program out of its Scranton office (570-558-2490) that coordinates critical safety and accessibility modifications through a Certified Aging in Place Specialist.
Does the VA cover a stairlift for a veteran in Dunmore?
Yes, through Specially Adapted Housing grants — up to $126,526 for SAH or $25,350 for SHA in FY2026, plus a Temporary Residence Adaptation option that goes up to $50,961 or $9,100 depending on which track you qualify under. Call 1-800-827-1000 to start the application; it's a separate benefit from VA Prosthetics, so it's worth asking about both.
Go deeper before you decide
These are the three guides our Dunmore customers read most often before booking. Written by our installers, not marketers.
Every way to pay less for a stairlift
VA HISA, Medicaid waivers, IRS medical deduction, state grants, and 0% financing, with the actual forms you need.
18 min read
Read guide →
Does Medicare cover a stairlift?
What Original Medicare and Advantage plans actually pay toward a stairlift, and the legitimate workarounds when they don't.
8 min read
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How to choose the right stairlift in Pennsylvania
Straight vs curved, standard vs heavy-duty, indoor vs outdoor. A read that saves you from buying the wrong model.
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Luis Ramírez
Dunmore Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
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I've done more curved-rail jobs in Dunmore than straight ones — the Victorians up near the hill by Nay Aug Gorge weren't built with anyone's knees in mind, and most of them have a landing or a turn partway up. Median household income in the borough runs around $33,280, so the first question I usually get is about the PA Assistive Technology Foundation's 0% loan, before we've even talked about which lift model fits the stairs. I still run into folks who put in thirty years at Gertrude Hawk or over at Keystone Industrial Park and are only now dealing with a set of stairs that's stopped cooperating with them.
Ready to get started? It's simple.
Dunmore staircases have a character you don't find in new construction — hand-cut oak, original newel posts, 90-degree landings that sellers call charming and a 76-year-old with a bad hip calls impossible. A stairlift is how you keep the house without fighting the stairs.
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