Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sharpsville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 693rd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 60% of Pennsylvania towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $51K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $176K, 2.9 years of the Hermitage area’s $60K median household income. Sharpsville’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. First Universalish Church of Sharpsville is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sharpsville is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Sharpsville beats most towns.
Where Sharpsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Sharpsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,824 in 1880, a peak of 6,126 in 1970, 4,255 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sharpsville, 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 Sharpsville.
Sharpsville is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Sharpsville Area SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sharpsville Area SHS, with 326 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsville Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 446 | B+ |
| Sharpsville Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 326 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
61% of households own their home in Sharpsville. Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Sharpsville is $835 a month.
| Sharpsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $835 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 1,060 in 2013 to 692. The average commute for its 1,942 working residents takes 19.6 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Sharpsville for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Sharpsville has lost 368 jobs, to 692 in 2023. The top destinations are Hermitage (21%), Sharon (10%) and Farrell (4%).
| Sharpsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sharpsville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,279 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sharpsville’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Sharpsville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Sharpsville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Sharpsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Sharpsville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.4% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sharpsville’s violent crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Sharpsville sits closer to the middle. Sharpsville’s property crime rate is 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Sharpsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.5% of the land in Sharpsville is conserved. 0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Sharpsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sharpsville Recreation Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Sharpsville South Py Little League | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sharpsville. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park
14 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art19 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
21 mi Theme parkCascade Park15 mi GardenFellows Riverside Gardens34 mi MuseumAir Heritage Aviation MuseumConneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Sharpsville
About 3 of every 100 Sharpsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
4 notable people were born in Sharpsville.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Sharpsville is a borough that is located in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Shenango River. The population was 4,253 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Sharpsville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpsville | #693 | B− | B | B | B | C+ |
| Hermitage | #580 | B | C+ | B− | A | B |
| South Pymatuning Township | #297 | A− | B+ | A | B | B− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sharpsville grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #693 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Sharpsville sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Ruth M. Davis and Marvin Pierce.
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