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Stillwater is a tiny town of 169 people in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Williamsport, PA and 102 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
169people
$186kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 169
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 54 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IPT airport
- 107 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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