Living in Williamsport, PA
Small city in Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a small city in Pennsylvania, home to about 28,000 people, with 139,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Williamsport a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $207k and rents for $1,590 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Mild summers: highs around 84°F
- Strong healthcare: 3 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 139,000 people live within 31 mi
- Cloudier than most places
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Williamsport: common questions
What is the cost of living in Williamsport?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $207k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,590 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 92, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Williamsport?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.86% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Williamsport safe?
Williamsport isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Williamsport?
Public schools in Williamsport test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Williamsport?
Williamsport has cold winters: winter days average around 38°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 33″ of snow a year.
Does Williamsport get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.26 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Williamsport?
The nearest major airport is PHL, about 134 mi away.
How Williamsport scores
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