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Wellsboro grades B+ overall, 411th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the median household income is $66K, and 9% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register. 32% of working residents work locally in Wellsboro, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 6.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Wellsboro is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. On history, just 60 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Where Wellsboro beats most towns.
Robinson House
Census counts: 620 in 1850, 3,469 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wellsboro is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellsboro, 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 Wellsboro.
Wellsboro draws workers from Delmar Township and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
2,737 jobs are based in Wellsboro, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.4 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
About one in 3 of Wellsboro’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Wellsboro is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Wellsboro has lost 578 jobs, to 2,737 in 2023.
| Wellsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Wellsboro Area SD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wellsboro Area HS, with 496 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock L Butler MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 433 | B− |
| Wellsboro Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 496 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 10,123 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wellsboro’s, it is healthier than 97%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Wellsboro. Wellsboro beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Wellsboro.
| Wellsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Wellsboro | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 12.4% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 59% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Wellsboro’s property crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Wellsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Wellsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodland Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Packer Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Wellsboro Park (The Green) | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wellsboro has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 15° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Wellsboro home is worth about $250,000, up 2.8% in a year, 13% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 66% of Wellsboro households own their home.
| Wellsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $933 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Wellsboro has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 3,393 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Wellsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 40.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wellsboro | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wellsboro.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Wellsboro; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Wellsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Wellsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Wellsboro on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Wellsboro.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Wellsboro is a borough in and the county seat of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough was founded by Benjamin Wistar Morris. It is located 52 miles (84 km) northwest of Williamsport. The population was 3,472 at the 2020 census. Early in the 20th century, Wellsboro was the shipping point and trade center for a large area. It had fruit evaporators, flour and woolen mills, a milk-condensing plant, marble works, saw mills, foundry and machine shops, and manufactories of cut glass, chemicals, rugs, bolts, cigars, carriages, and furniture. In 1900, 2,945 people lived here; in 1910, 3,183 lived here. It is also home to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. It is a local tourist desti…
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2 towns share a border with Wellsboro.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsboro | #411 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Delmar Township | #701 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Charleston Township | #602 | B | B− | — | B+ | B |
Delmar Township and Charleston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wellsboro with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wellsboro grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #411 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.9 years of the area's median household income ($64,899 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
9 notable people were born here, including Kathryn Crawford and William A. Stone.
