Living in Hughesville, PA
Hughesville is a small town of 2,274 people in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Williamsport, PA and 119 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $827 a month.
2,274people
$209kTypical home
$827/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
41"Snow
197Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,274
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,526 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,316/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to IPT airport
- 122 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lycoming County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk