Cost of living in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Simple answer
Typical rent is $855 a month.
Williamsport is a city in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,851 a year.
- People
- 27,612
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $855
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,851
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $154,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,217
- Williamsport, PA MSA
Williamsport, Pennsylvania has about 27,612 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $154,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lycoming County is $1,217 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Williamsport. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Williamsport, PA metro area, prices sit at 92.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Williamsport's exact store tax.
Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a Williamsport bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Williamsport's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Pennsylvania in the table we use.
Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 660 have higher typical rent than Williamsport.
Nearby places
- Duboistown
Typical rent $1,287
Compare with Williamsport - Garden View
Typical rent $940
Compare with Williamsport - South Williamsport
Typical rent $1,067
Compare with Williamsport - Kenmar
Typical rent $826
Compare with Williamsport - Montoursville
Typical rent $935
Compare with Williamsport - Montgomery
Typical rent $1,006
Compare with Williamsport - Jersey Shore
Typical rent $904
- Dewart
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Pennsylvania
Bigger places in Pennsylvania
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.