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A town of 3,608.
Clinton Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 935th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 73% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $205K, 3.2 years of the Williamsport metro’s $64K median household income. 33% of the land in Clinton Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On walkability, just 83 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Tiadaghton State Forest, 5,053 acres with 18.1 miles of trail.
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery El Sch | PK–6 | 504 |
| Windy Acre School | 1–8 | 21 |
| Montgomery JSHS | 7–12 | 417 |
Where Clinton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1924 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Clinton Township.
Clinton Township draws workers from Williamsport and beyond and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
2,608 jobs are based in Clinton Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,391 in 2013 to 2,608.
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 11% work in town. 16% of Clinton Township residents live below the poverty line, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Clinton Township grew to 2,608 in 2023, 1,217 more than in 2013.
| Clinton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B+, Fairfield Township highest at A.
Its public schools are run by Montgomery Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Montgomery JSHS, with 417 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 504 | B+ |
| Montgomery JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 417 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its 6,016 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 93% of Pennsylvania towns.
21 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Clinton Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tiadaghton State Forest | 18.1 mi | 5,053 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $405 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Clinton Township’s FEMA risk score is 76 of 100. Since 1996, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C, from Muncy Township (C+) to Fairfield Township (B+).
20% of Clinton Township adults smoke cigarettes. Clinton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 19% of Clinton Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Clinton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clinton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clinton Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 3 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Clinton Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,719 at the 2020 census, up from 3,708 in 2010. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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6 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Muncy Creek Township (B) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | #935 | C− | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Muncy Creek Township | #610 | B | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Muncy Township | — | — | C+ | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Fairfield Township | #518 | B+ | C | — | A | B+ |
| Delaware Township | #508 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Armstrong Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Muncy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Muncy Creek Township, Fairfield Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Armstrong Township and Brady Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clinton Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #935 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.