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Riverside is a small town of 1,806 people in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Williamsport, PA and 102 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $998 a month.
1,806people
$258kTypical home
$998/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,806
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 366 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 29 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,629/mo)
- Median rent $998/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IPT airport
- 105 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northumberland County: R+40 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