Best PlacesWetona, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wetona, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wetona ranks 16,130th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wetona
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Wetona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wetona ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where Wetona ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wetona
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wetona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,527, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Wetona's effective rate of 1.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wetona
Wetona runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wetona.
Who works in Wetona, and how
Work in Wetona centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Wetona
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wetona.
What the weather is like in Wetona, month by month
Wetona sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Wetona
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wetona
Schools across Wetona average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Troy Intrmd SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Sru El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harlan Rowe MsB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Athens Area HsA · 73% proficient
- Troy Area JshsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wetona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wetona measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Wetona against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wetona
Is Wetona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wetona ranks 16,130th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and clean air, and lowest on the weather and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wetona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,411. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $72,527 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Wetona safe?
Yes, Wetona is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Wetona with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wetona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wetona represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Wetona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wetona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wetona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wetona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wetona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wetona detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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