Best PlacesWilawana, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilawana, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wilawana ranks 19,163rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on tree cover, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wilawana
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.
Wilawana's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilawana ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Wilawana ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilawana
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilawana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,334, 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 Wilawana's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wilawana
Wilawana's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Wilawana.
Who works in Wilawana, and how
Work in Wilawana centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Wilawana
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilawana.
What the weather is like in Wilawana, month by month
Wilawana sees roughly 64 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 Wilawana
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilawana
Schools across Wilawana average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sru El SchB+ · 55% proficient
- Audrielle Lynch-ellen Bustin El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harlan Rowe MsB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Athens Area HsA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilawana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilawana 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 Wilawana against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilawana
Is Wilawana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilawana ranks 19,163rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, good schools, and clean air, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilawana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,259. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $81,334 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Wilawana safe?
Yes, Wilawana is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Wilawana with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilawana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilawana 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.
Wilawana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilawana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilawana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilawana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilawana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilawana 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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