Lewistown, PA
Census place 4243000 · pop 8,479
Sales & income are statewide.
The breakdown — worst first
U.S. median 12.1% · worse than most cities
35.7% live in poverty · Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
U.S. median $67,857 · worse than most cities
$40,236 median household income · Median household income — a proxy for local economic health.
U.S. median 67.2% · worse than most cities
39.6% own their home · Share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied.
U.S. median 24.3% · worse than most cities
12.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher · Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
U.S. median 90.0% · worse than most cities
85.7% of homes have broadband · Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
U.S. median 0.99% · worse than most cities
1.76% of home value paid in property tax · Median real-estate taxes paid as a share of home value.
U.S. median 0.43 · worse than most cities
Gini 0.44 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal) · Gini index of household income (0 = equal, 1 = unequal).
U.S. median 3.6% · better than most cities
3.6% unemployment · Share of the labor force out of work. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median +2.4% · better than most cities
+3.5% population change (5yr) · 5-year population change — are people moving in, or fleeing?
U.S. median 24 min · better than most cities
22 min average one-way commute · Average one-way commute to work, in minutes.
U.S. median 77/100 · better than most cities
35/100 FEMA risk (higher = riskier) · FEMA National Risk Index — wildfire, flood, earthquake, heat and more. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median $214,900 · better than most cities
$98,500 median home value · Median home value — how expensive it is to buy in. Higher = less affordable.
Not measured for Lewistown: Crime, Air, Obesity, Mental, Inactive, Smoking, Uninsured, Bad air, Property crime, Rent. Not every public source covers every city — EPA air monitors and Zillow rent only reach some places, and national crime data is still being added.
Frequently asked
- Is Lewistown, PA a good place to live?
- By the numbers, Lewistown scores 43/100 — a D− (Rough) on Shcity, which ranks U.S. cities on public data across 12 metrics like crime, cost, jobs and health. Its strongest area is housing cost and its weakest is poverty rate. Pennsylvania overall ranks #37 of 50 states. Whether it's "good" depends on what you value — re-weight the factors to score it your way.
- Is Lewistown, PA expensive to live in?
- Lewistown has a median home value of $98,500 — more affordable than most U.S. cities.
- What's the biggest downside of living in Lewistown, PA?
- Its weakest measured area is poverty rate (35.7%) — 1/100, worse than most U.S. cities.
- What is Lewistown, PA best at?
- Its strongest measured area is housing cost ($98,500) — 97/100, better than most U.S. cities.
Sources: U.S. Census (ACS), CDC PLACES, FBI Crime Data Explorer, BLS, EPA AirData, FEMA National Risk Index, and Zillow.