Garden ViewPA
2,637 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Garden View a good place to live?
Garden View’s mean commuting time 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.
Moving to Garden View: who provides what
Garden View is unincorporated, so Lycoming County and regional agencies provide most services.
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.
Top of a high hazard risk in Garden View: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Garden View, 87% come from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Garden View sits above just over two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Garden View brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Garden View’s working residents commute to Williamsport
The top destinations are Williamsport (35%), Loyalsock Township (9%) and Old Lycoming Township (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Garden View: 4% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in Garden View who live below the poverty line: 18%. Jobs based here fell to 897 in 2023, 82 fewer than in 2013.
| Garden View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Garden View is
80% of adults had a checkup this year in Garden View. Two figures for adults locally: 37% have high blood pressure, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Garden View | Pennsylvania towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Garden View | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Garden View sells for about $220K
In Garden View, the rent at the middle of the market is $940 a month. Just over three fifths of Garden View households live in a home they own.
| Garden View | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $940 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Garden View
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Garden View
About 3 of every 100 Garden View residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
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.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 548 ft
Garden View’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Garden View.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden View | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old Lycoming Township | #917 | C | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Loyalsock Township | #805 | C+ | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Williamsport | #944 | C− | C+ | C+ | C | C |
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.