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41.25° N · 76.95° W · GEOID 4239280

Kenmar

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania · part of the Williamsport, PA metro

PennsylvaniaKenmar, PAKenmarKenmar

The short answer

Kenmar is home to 5,077 people. Median household income is $58,857 a year and median rent is $826 a month, 16.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $225,200, about 3.8x annual median household income.

What sets Kenmar apart is how tight household budgets are. Money left after rent is $49,900, against $74,100 in its closest peers. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

47OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Kenmar scores better than 47% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 178th of 271 in Pennsylvania.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%64
Economy 20%11
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%39
Education 10%63
Commute 10%93
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$826
39% below the median place
Median household income
$58,857
27% below the median place
Median home value
$225,200
29% below the median place
Unemployment
17.7%
261% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Kenmar

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as New Windsor, NY, Exeter, PA and Goshen, NY), household income growth here is higher: 5.8% a year against a typical 3.7% a year.
01

Moving to Kenmar

Lycoming County gains about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,931
Moved out2,775
Net+156

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lycoming County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lycoming County report $55,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$33,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $826 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,617 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $225,200.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 8.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Cortland, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$55,007
22% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$59,383
16% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.5%
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKenmarAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%26% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$55,00722% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$59,38316% below
02

What it costs to live here

64% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 87% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.

Kenmar16.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$33,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.8%
18% below the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
1% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$50,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Kenmar, $826 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Kenmar, but easier on the budget

Places that match Kenmar on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Cortland, OH9512.1% vs 16.8%$16,800Compare
Munroe Falls, OH9512.5% vs 16.8%$23,500Compare
Clear Lake, IA9412.2% vs 16.8%n/aCompare
Shields, MI9413.7% vs 16.8%$23,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
64.5%
27% above the median place
Median home value1
$225,200
29% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,617
14% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureKenmarAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$82639% below
Rent to income116.8%18% below
Property tax rate11.1%26% above
Home price to income13.8x1% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.38% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,21725% below
HUD area median income4County figure$85,20021% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,58221% below
Median home value1$225,20029% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.8%11% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure38.5%25% below
Homeownership171.7%8% above
Renters paying 30%+164.5%27% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,61714% below
Vacant homes1County figure11.1%57% above
Median year built119730% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 17.7% over the survey period, higher than in 98% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 193 Pennsylvania places we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
17.7%
261% above the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
33% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$58,857 −27%
Income per person$35,359 −12%
Poverty rate12.5% +16%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKenmarAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,85727% below
Income per person1$35,35912% below
Unemployment117.7%261% above
Average annual pay6County figure$56,95014% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.5%32% below
Jobs6County figure49,57367% below
Poverty rate112.5%16% above
Mean commute117 min33% below
Works from home1County figure8.7%30% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 80.0%, 13% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
80.0%
13% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
17% below the median place
Median age1
47.4
22% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureKenmarAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,0776581st largest
Median age147.422% above
Bachelor's or higher138.9%21% above
High school or higher196.5%4% above
Household size12.117% below
Born abroad1County figure1.6%82% below
No health insurance1County figure5.2%19% below
Homes with broadband180.0%13% below
05

Life in Kenmar

The nearest National Park Service site is Steamtown National Historic Site, about 67 miles away.

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k5.9 2.8×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k51.2 4.6×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −80%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Steamtown National Historic Site 67 miles
  • Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site 96 miles
  • Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 100 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.0 +6%
Shops37.1 +22%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.4 −4%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
67.4
119% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
3.4
48% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
37.1
22% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureKenmarAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure30233% above
Public school students12County figure14,288192% above
Students per teacher12County figure14.09% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.06% above
Shops per 10k8County figure37.122% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.44% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k95.9179% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k951.2359% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.480% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1067.4119% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 52.5, 42% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Kenmar. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
52.5
42% below the median place
July average high13
82°F
6% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
26.9
56% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureKenmarAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F6% below
January average low13County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F12% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.0 in3% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure79.614% below
Hurricane risk14County figure75.06% above
Tornado risk14County figure50.438% below
Wildfire risk14County figure26.956% below
Heat wave risk14County figure52.542% below
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure77.5%13% above
08

Kenmar in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Kenmar does better than 64% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 33%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$826/mo (2024)$1,040/mo$860 to $1,270/mo+4.0%
Median household income$58,857 (2024)$74,000$62,500 to $88,000+3.9%
Median home value$225,200 (2024)$319,000$232,000 to $440,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Kenmar

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Abingdon, VA$838$54,544Compare
Grand Haven, MI$939$60,669Compare
Cortland, OH$720$71,563Compare
Archbald, PA$966$71,936Compare
Archbald, PACortland, OHGrand Haven, MIAbingdon, VAKenmar, PAAbingdonGrand HavenCortlandArchbaldAbingdonGrand HavenCortlandArchbald

Places built like Kenmar

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Kenmar performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Kenmar, PA16.8%5.8%/yrn/a
New Windsor, NY24.6%2.7%/yrn/aCompare
Exeter, PA20.4%2.6%/yr1.2%Compare
Goshen, NY20.7%5.0%/yr-0.1%Compare
Yardville, NJ19.3%-0.7%/yrn/aCompare
Archbald, PA16.1%6.2%/yr3.1%Compare
Ramblewood, NJ24.6%0.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Kenmar a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 47 out of 100, better than 47% of the places we rate and 178th of 271 in Pennsylvania. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as New Windsor, NY, Exeter, PA and Goshen, NY), household income growth here is higher: 5.8% a year against a typical 3.7% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 46 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kenmar expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $225,200.

What salary do you need to live in Kenmar?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $33,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Kenmar?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Abingdon, VA, Grand Haven, MI, Cortland, OH and Archbald, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Kenmar with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Kenmar itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/kenmar-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Kenmar, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kenmar-pennsylvania/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.