What is the cost of living in Williamsport?

Williamsport has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 92.3, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 64.4, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,195/month.

What is the median salary in Williamsport?

The median salary in Williamsport is $60,281 annually (mean: $63,709). Top occupations include Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Williamsport?

The violent crime rate in the Williamsport area is 250 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1457 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Williamsport?

The state of PA has 2,930 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Charter schools make up 6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Williamsport?

Childcare cost data is not currently available for Williamsport.

Is Williamsport a good place to relocate?

Williamsport has a Life Score of 49.8/100 (D), based on 6 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Williamsport sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Williamsport ranks #116 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Williamsport, PA

LiveAbility 55.9/100 places Williamsport #116 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

92.3
Cost index (US=100): $1,195
2BR rent / mo: $60,281
Median salary: 55.9
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Williamsport ranks #116 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (55.9/100), with its strongest marks in schools and air quality.

#116
of 387 US metros · Above median: 13,078,751
metro-area population: 250
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,930
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (29/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Williamsport ranks #116 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 92.3 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,195/mo, median salary $60,281; LiveAbility Score 55.9/100, strongest in schools and air quality.

Signature: LiveAbility 55.9/100 places Williamsport #116 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 92.3 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,195/mo.

LiveAbility 55.9/100 puts Williamsport in the top third (#116 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Williamsport area is 42,720.

Williamsport vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

56 Top 30% higher than 70% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Williamsport housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Williamsport MSA; housing RPP 64.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,195/mo.

Studio

$824

/month

1 Bedroom

$995

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,195

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,586

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,737

/month

Williamsport wages and employment

Williamsport posts 42,720 total employment with median salary $60,281.

Median Salary

$60,281

Mean Salary

$63,709

Total Employment

42,720

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,540
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,400
Retail Salespersons	$30,430
General and Operations Managers	$93,610
Registered Nurses	$94,300

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Williamsport area from NCES.

Schools

2,930

Enrollment

1,664,154

Student:Teacher

13.6:1

Title I %

Life Score Breakdown

Williamsport's composite Life Score is 49.8/100 (D), computed across 6 of 7 dimensions (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized).

Cost

61/100

Above average

Wages

28/100

Weak

Rent

64/100

Above average

Crime

68/100

Strong

Schools

19/100

Bottom decile

Environment

54/100

Average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Williamsport ranks #116 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 55.9/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (81/100)

Schools

81
Air quality

74
Safety

68
Housing

64
Cost of living

61
Climate

35
Low hazard

32
Job market

29

What this shows Williamsport's strongest dimensions are schools and air quality; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 29/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Williamsport on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Williamsport on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Williamsport cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Williamsport wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Williamsport runs a $60,281 median salary at a 92.3 cost index, ranking #116 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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