Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Bentleyville’s subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Bentleyville, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 74 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Bentleyville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bentleyville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Bentleyville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bentleyville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bentleyville.
At 1.3 per 1,000 residents, Bentleyville’s property crime rate is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 5.7 and U.S. towns at 9.9.
| Bentleyville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Bentworth SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Bentworth SHS, with 359 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentworth El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 413 | A− |
| Bentworth SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 359 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Bentleyville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 22% of Bentleyville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Bentleyville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bentleyville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Bentleyville home is worth about $157,000, down 5.7% in a year, 45% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 63% of households own their home in Bentleyville.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bentleyville has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Bentleyville for work: only 9% work in town. The median household income in Bentleyville is $51,000. Jobs based in Bentleyville grew to 726 in 2023, 157 more than in 2013.
| Bentleyville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Bentleyville since 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Bentleyville’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bentleyville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Richardson Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Caramel Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bentleyville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
22 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
23 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bentleyville
About 6 of every 100 Bentleyville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Bentleyville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950. The population was 2,349 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Bentleyville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentleyville | — | — | A | A+ | B+ | D |
| Somerset Township | #254 | A | A | — | B+ | B |
| Fallowfield Township | #832 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| Ellsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Pike Run Township | — | — | A | A+ | B− | C+ |
Bentleyville and West Pike Run Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Somerset Township and Fallowfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ellsworth isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bentleyville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
2 notable people were born here, including Ray Anthony and John C. Moss.
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