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Montgomery is a small town of 1,564 people in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Williamsport, PA and 121 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,564people
$146kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
34"Snow
197Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,564
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,859 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$920/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $64k
- 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
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to IPT airport
- 124 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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