Best PlacesWysox, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wysox, 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.
Wysox ranks 20,898th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wysox
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.
Wysox's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wysox ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Wysox ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 34% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wysox
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wysox home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,100, 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 Wysox'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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wysox
Wysox runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wysox.
Who works in Wysox, and how
Work in Wysox centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wysox
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wysox.
What the weather is like in Wysox, month by month
Wysox sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Wysox
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wysox
Schools across Wysox average a B+, better than 74% 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 Wysox school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wysox 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 Wysox against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wysox
Is Wysox a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wysox ranks 20,898th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, clean air, and big-city access, and lowest on state infrastructure and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wysox expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,768. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $75,100 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Wysox safe?
Yes, Wysox is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Wysox with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wysox. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wysox 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.
Wysox detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wysox: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wysox: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wysox: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wysox: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wysox 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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