Living in Montoursville, PA
Montoursville is a small town of 4,706 people in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Williamsport, PA and 127 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $935 a month.
4,706people
$208kTypical home
$935/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
36"Snow
197Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,295 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,313/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" 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 (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to IPT airport
- 129 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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