Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Porter Township’s subject grades is an A for history; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Porter Township’s median rent is $619 a month, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $1,115 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Bridge in Porter Township is on the National Register of Historic Places. Porter Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Porter Township beats most towns.
Where Porter 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 Porter Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Porter 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 Porter Township.
Most working residents leave Porter Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 19 minutes, Porter Township’s average trip to work is below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Porter Township fell to 364 in 2023, 124 fewer than in 2013.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Porter Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Porter Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Porter Township adults binge drink.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Porter Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Porter Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Porter Township
About 2 of every 100 Porter Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Porter Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Porter Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Pine Creek Township | #932 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Nippenose Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jersey Shore | #619 | B | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Watson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piatt Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
Porter Township and Piatt Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Porter Township, Pine Creek Township, Jersey Shore and Piatt Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Nippenose Township and Watson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Porter 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 B.
