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Pennsylvania›Lycoming County

Garden ViewPA

A town of 2,637.

3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Is Garden View a good place to live?

Garden View’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). We don’t grade Garden View yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Garden View: who provides what

Garden View is unincorporated, so Lycoming County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWilliamsport Mun Water AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLycoming CountyLycoming County provides services here
SchoolsWilliamsport Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLycoming County Board of ElectionsLycoming County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code1770117701 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Garden View.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Garden View

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Garden View has four seasons and pleasant summers

Garden View 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.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring37–61°
Summer59–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of Garden View’s working residents commute to Williamsport

Most working residents leave Garden View for work: only 4% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Garden View, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Garden View’s median household income is $52,000.

4%work in town
Garden ViewPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line18%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$52,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town3.9%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Garden View4%
Williamsport35%
Loyalsock Township9%
Old Lycoming Township5%
New York2%
5 mi
median commute distance
897
jobs based in Garden View
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Garden View is

Garden View beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 15% of Garden View adults report frequent physical distress.

Garden ViewPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%14%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%34%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)80%79%79%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better21 too close to call5 worse
What stands outGarden ViewPA
More adults with COPD9.6%7.7%
More adults with heart disease9%7.4%
More adults who have had a stroke4.4%3.7%
UPMC Williamsport
1.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Garden View sells for about $182K

61% of households own their home in Garden View.

$182Kmedian sale price
Garden ViewPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home61%78%73%
Median rent$940 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
2
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Garden View

14pages on Garden View
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Garden View

About Garden View

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Garden View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,503 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
548 ft

Garden View’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Garden View.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownPA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Garden View——————
Old Lycoming Township#917CC+—CC+
Loyalsock Township#805C+C−—A−B−
Williamsport#944C−C+C+CC

Old Lycoming Township and Loyalsock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Garden View isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Garden View with a neighbor →

Questions about Garden View

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Garden View, PA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Garden View yet; the figures below are still real.