Name: South Williamsport, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to South Williamsport

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

Clinton County, PA342302+40

Northumberland County, PA239214+25

Union County, PA12597+28

Columbia County, PA116103+13

Tioga County, PA11771+46

Philadelphia County, PA6768−1

Centre County, PA5870−12

Luzerne County, PA58

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

65%35%

Leavers

62%38%

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: 2.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state.
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: $42,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,067 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,417 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $180,800.
Getting to work: 18 minutes each way on average; 5.4% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Robinson, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
2.5%
57% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$55,007
22% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$59,383
16% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	South Williamsport	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	2.5%	57% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.5%	26% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	1.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$55,007	22% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$59,383	16% below

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $52,800 a year, less than in 75% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

South Williamsport19.8%

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

$42,680

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.8%

3% below the median place

Home price to income

2.8x

26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

20%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$53,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in South Williamsport, $1,067 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 South Williamsport, but easier on the budget

Places that match South Williamsport 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.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Robinson, IL	96	14.7% vs 19.8%	n/a	Compare
Boone, IA	95	14.4% vs 19.8%	$11,000	Compare
Litchfield, IL	95	15.0% vs 19.8%	n/a	Compare
North Syracuse, NY	94	16.8% vs 19.8%	$7,000	Compare

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Median year built1
1954
1% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
41.2%
18% below the median place
Median home value1
$180,800
43% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	South Williamsport	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,067	22% below
Rent to income1	19.8%	3% below
Property tax rate1	1.4%	52% above
Home price to income1	2.8x	26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	92.3	8% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,217	25% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$85,200	21% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,486	24% below
Median home value1	$180,800	43% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	2.8%	11% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	38.5%	25% below
Homeownership1	65.1%	2% below
Renters paying 30%+1	41.2%	18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,417	24% below
Vacant homes1County figure	11.1%	57% above
Median year built1	1954	1% below

Work and pay

5% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 90% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track.

Works from home1
5.4%
57% below the median place
Poverty rate1
4.3%
60% below the median place
Mean commute1
18 min
26% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	South Williamsport	Vs median
Median household income1	$64,583	20% below
Income per person1	$39,766	1% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.1%	5% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$56,950	14% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.5%	32% below
Jobs6County figure	49,573	67% below
Poverty rate1	4.3%	60% below
Mean commute1	18 min	26% below
Works from home1	5.4%	57% below
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.3%	56% above

Who lives here

4.3% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 90% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

Population change since 20207
-2.1%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
43.0
10% above the median place
No health insurance1
4.3%
33% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −7%

High school or higher94.6% +2%

Homes with broadband90.9% −2%

Bachelor's or higher29.2% −9%

All 9 people measures

Measure	South Williamsport	Vs median
Population1	6,211	5817th largest
Population change since 20207	-2.1%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	43.0	10% above
Bachelor's or higher1	29.2%	9% below
High school or higher1	94.6%	2% above
Household size1	2.3	7% below
Born abroad1County figure	1.6%	82% below
No health insurance1	4.3%	33% below
Homes with broadband1	90.9%	2% below

Life in South Williamsport

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 80% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1790. 21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents1.6 −84%

Playgrounds per 10k3.2 −66%

Grocery stores per 10k3.2 +52%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.6 7.5×

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 70 miles
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site 96 miles
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 97 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.

Public school students14
1,068
78% below the median place
Public schools14
3
67% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
70.1
128% above the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	South Williamsport	Vs median
Public schools14	3	67% below
Public school students14	1,068	78% below
Students per teacher14	13.9	10% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	22.0	6% above
Shops per 10k9County figure	37.1	22% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	3.2	22% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	19.4	4% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	3.4	48% above
Parks per 10k10	1.6	84% below
Playgrounds per 10k10	3.2	66% below
Grocery stores per 10k10	3.2	52% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi10	1.6	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site11	70.1	128% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11	0	below (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure	21	62% above

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 95, 50% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

50% below the median place

Property crime per 100k

994

18% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Heat wave risk16
52.5
42% below the median place
July average high15
82°F
6% below the median place
Wildfire risk16
26.9
56% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	South Williamsport	Vs median
July average high15County figure	82°F	6% below
January average low15County figure	17°F	33% below
Average temperature15County figure	48°F	12% below
Annual precipitation15County figure	45.0 in	3% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure	79.6	14% below
Hurricane risk16County figure	75.0	6% above
Tornado risk16County figure	50.4	38% below
Wildfire risk16County figure	26.9	56% below
Heat wave risk16County figure	52.5	42% below
Median air quality index17County figure	40	7% below
Good air days17County figure	77.5%	13% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 19.2% to 19.8% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 21.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 18.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 27.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 2.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$52,800

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 24% of places

Pay vs rent

-0.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 43% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+0.6 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (19.2% to 19.8%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

+12%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

South Williamsport in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% 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, South Williamsport does better than 69% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 11%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,067/mo (2024)	$1,360/mo	$1,110 to $1,650/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$64,583 (2024)	$81,500	$69,000 to $96,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$180,800 (2024)	$252,000	$183,000 to $347,000	+5.7%
Population	6,124 (2025)	6,100	5,850 to 6,360	−0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

Places like South Williamsport

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

Place	Rent	Income
Greece, NY	$1,168	$65,849	Compare
Cudahy, WI	$1,028	$66,719	Compare
Mehlville, MO	$1,066	$67,071	Compare
Winslow, ME	$1,036	$59,547	Compare

Nearby

Compare South Williamsport with

Places built like South Williamsport

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 South Williamsport performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
South Williamsport, PA	19.8%	3.4%/yr	-2.1%
Latrobe, PA	16.0%	1.0%/yr	-2.9%	Compare
Newton, NJ	22.7%	2.2%/yr	1.5%	Compare
Olyphant, PA	17.4%	7.6%/yr	0.2%	Compare
North Syracuse, NY	16.8%	7.4%/yr	0.7%	Compare
Carlstadt, NJ	17.1%	5.4%/yr	0.6%	Compare
Souderton, PA	16.6%	6.8%/yr	2.9%	Compare

Common questions

Is South Williamsport a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 56 out of 100, better than 56% of the places we rate and 155th of 271 in Pennsylvania. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is South Williamsport expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.8% 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 $180,800.

What salary do you need to live in South Williamsport?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is South Williamsport safe?

There were 95 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to South Williamsport?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Greece, NY, Cudahy, WI, Mehlville, MO and Winslow, ME.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 South Williamsport with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for South Williamsport itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/south-williamsport-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/south-williamsport-pennsylvania/

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