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Lime Ridge is a tiny town of 842 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 39 miles from Williamsport, PA and 95 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $994 a month.
842people
$208kTypical home
$994/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
197Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 842
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 748 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 39 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,312/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to IPT airport
- 99 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+31 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.