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South Williamsport is a big small town of 6,211 people in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Williamsport, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,211people
$181kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
33"Snow
192Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,211
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,271 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Williamsport, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,140/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (868 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to IPT airport
- 132 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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