Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Limestone Township’s best subject grade is a B for history; its weakest is a C for walkability. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Limestone Township, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. 28% of the land in Limestone Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Tiadaghton State Forest, 4,247 acres with 12.7 miles of trail. Limestone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Limestone Township beats most towns.
Where Limestone 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 Limestone Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Limestone 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 Limestone Township.
28 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Limestone Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tiadaghton State Forest | 12.7 mi | 4,247 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 27 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Limestone Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Limestone Township has added 30 jobs, to 184 in 2023. The top destinations are Williamsport (28%), Jersey Shore (6%) and Loyalsock Township (5%).
| Limestone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 103 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Limestone Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Limestone Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Limestone Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Limestone Township.
| Limestone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Limestone Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Limestone Township
About 3 of every 100 Limestone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Limestone Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Limestone Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Bastress Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crawford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nippenose Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Rauchtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Limestone Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Limestone Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bastress Township, Crawford Township, Nippenose Township and Rauchtown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Limestone Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.