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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waynesburg gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $174K, 2.6 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 398th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $54K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, residents are healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Waynesburg’s median age is 26.5 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Waynesburg is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. On history, just 80 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Where Waynesburg beats most towns.
Miller HallEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Waynesburg is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 11%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 298 in 1820, a peak of 5,514 in 1950, 4,006 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waynesburg, 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 Waynesburg.
Waynesburg trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is shaped by its college students and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
28% of residents are enrolled in college, against 6.1% statewide, which pulls the median age down.
Adults 18 to 34 are 45% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 24% of residents (38% statewide). 16% of residents are under 18 in Waynesburg. Waynesburg has lost 9.2% of its people since 2020, down to 3,631 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Waynesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 68% are men (PA 49%).
| Waynesburg | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 31.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
Homes are within reach (about $174K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles. At 2.6 years of the county’s $68K median household income, the typical home (about $174K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
The median rent in Waynesburg is $681 a month. The typical Waynesburg home is worth about $174,000, about the same as a year ago, 39% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 59% of Waynesburg households own their home.
| Waynesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $681 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,138 U.S. towns with household incomes like Waynesburg’s, it is healthier than 98%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income.
Waynesburg beats the Pennsylvania average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Waynesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Waynesburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.6% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.5% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 45 to 17 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Waynesburg’s property crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Waynesburg sits closer to the middle.
| Waynesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Waynesburg has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Waynesburg has about as many jobs (1,283) as working residents, but only 166 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 20.3 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Waynesburg for work: only 12% work in town. Since 2013, Waynesburg has lost 292 jobs, to 1,283 in 2023. The top destinations are Franklin Township (17%), Pittsburgh (6%) and Morgantown (4%).
| Waynesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Waynesburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. College Park (Fountain Park) | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Monument Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
| 3. West Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
64 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 64 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Waynesburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Waynesburg
College town 28 of every 100 Waynesburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Waynesburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Waynesburg.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Waynesburg is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 4,001 at the 2020 census. It is located about 50 miles (80 km) south of Pittsburgh. The region around Waynesburg is underlaid with several layers of coking coal, including the Pittsburgh No. 8 seam, the Waynesburg seam, and the Sewickley (Mapletown) seam. The area is also rich with coalbed methane, which is being developed from the underlying Marcellus Shale, the largest domestic natural gas reserve. Early in the 20th century, four large gas compressing stations and a steam shovel factory were located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, one of the to…
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2 towns share a border with Waynesburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesburg | #398 | B+ | A | B+ | C+ | A− |
| West Waynesburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morrisville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Waynesburg and Morrisville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waynesburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Waynesburg grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #398 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Waynesburg sits nearer the middle.
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.
18 notable people were born here, including Coleman Scott and Arthur I. Boreman.
