Guest, Sign inJoin

LillyPA

A town of 792, settled in 1806. A typical home worth about $139K.

Population
792
−9.2% since 2010
Typical home
$139K
−1.8% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
44.3
years
Jobs based here
78
A commuter town

What makes Lilly stand out

The 2 things Lilly does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Small town

792 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Lilly’s report card

See the data ↓

Now in Lilly

Be the first to start the conversation.

Be the first neighbor to joinJoin Lilly →
Residents weigh in
Live in Lilly? Is a B− for its schools right?
Your answer becomes a post in Lilly’s Town Square.
Start a conversation
63°
Mostly Cloudy
H 78° · L 64°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lilly. Another town gets a different order.

Housing

A typical Lilly home is worth about $139K

The typical Lilly home is worth about $139,000, down 1.8% in a year, 52% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

$139KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lilly$139K
Pennsylvania$290K
−1.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lilly

Most working residents leave Lilly for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Altoona (12%), Johnstown (5%) and Cresson (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lilly2%
Altoona12%
Johnstown5%
Cresson5%
Richland4%
14 mi
median commute distance
78
jobs based in Lilly
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Lilly has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 80 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

80″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring36–57°
Summer57–78°
Fall40–59°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lilly is

Lilly beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better4 too close to call0 worse
What stands outLillyPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11%14.5%
UPMC Altoona
13.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Lilly’s public schools outperform 45% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Lilly’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Penn Cambria Primary Sch1–2175D−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0.4% of Lilly is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
Map of Lilly: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.4%
conserved · 1 of 322 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lilly Washington War Memorial Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Lilly for work

Where Lilly’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Altoona Altoona 12% 5% → Johnstown Johnstown 5% 5% → Cresson Cresson 5% 4% → Richland Richland 4% 4% → Allegheny Allegheny 4% 4% → Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg 4% Lilly · 2% stay
78jobs based in Lilly
2%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Pennsylvania Beauty - panoramio (168)
2016 · Pennsylvania Beauty - panoramio (168) · Wikimedia Commons
Lilly’s story

220 years in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Pennsylvania Beauty - panoramio (172)Pennsylvania Beauty - panoramio (174)Allegheny Portage Railroad
Explore the history →

About Lilly

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Lilly is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown-Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Lilly had a population of 879.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1806
Population
879
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,904 ft
ZIP code
15938

More about Lilly

Post to Lilly

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in