Best PlacesWyalusing, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wyalusing, 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.
Wyalusing ranks 18,636th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wyalusing
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.
Wyalusing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wyalusing ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
Where Wyalusing ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 23% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wyalusing
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wyalusing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,546, 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 Wyalusing's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Wyalusing
Wyalusing runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wyalusing.
Who works in Wyalusing, and how
Work in Wyalusing centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Wyalusing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wyalusing.
What the weather is like in Wyalusing, month by month
Wyalusing sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Wyalusing
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wyalusing
Schools across Wyalusing average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wyalusing Valley El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Northeast Bradford El SchA · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Wyalusing Valley JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- Northeast Bradford JshsB+ · 53% proficient
- Towanda Area JshsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wyalusing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wyalusing 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 Wyalusing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wyalusing
Is Wyalusing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wyalusing ranks 18,636th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and good schools, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wyalusing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,975. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $66,546 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Wyalusing safe?
Wyalusing is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Wyalusing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wyalusing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wyalusing 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.
Wyalusing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wyalusing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wyalusing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wyalusing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wyalusing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wyalusing 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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