Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wesleyville's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 910th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $49K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Wesleyville’s property crime rate is 29.5 per 1,000 residents, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and U.S. towns (9.9). On safety, just 51 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do worse. Wesleyville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Wesleyville beats most towns.
Where Wesleyville’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 Wesleyville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,457 in 1920, 3,222 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1899 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wesleyville, 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 Wesleyville.
Wesleyville gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
At 35.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 92% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Property crime runs at 29.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Pennsylvania rate, most of it theft.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wesleyville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,445 working residents takes 20.3 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Wesleyville for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Wesleyville is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Wesleyville grew to 600 in 2023, 32 more than in 2013.
| Wesleyville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,380 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wesleyville’s, it is healthier than 64%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Wesleyville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 21% of Wesleyville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Wesleyville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wesleyville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.6% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Erie Intl Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that 104 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Wesleyville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Wesleyville’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emory Red Hinkler Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Wesleyville Memorial Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 1.7 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 94% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. 72.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.2% across Pennsylvania.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wesleyville. Close and well known come first.
5 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park8 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
32 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
14 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
38 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park7 mi Theme parkSplash LagoonPresque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wesleyville
About 2 of every 100 Wesleyville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Wesleyville is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,229 at the 2020 census, down from 3,341 in 2010. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Wesleyville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyville | #910 | C | B− | C− | B | C |
| Northwest Harborcreek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harborcreek Township | #382 | A− | C+ | — | A | C+ |
| Erie | #1014 | D | B− | C− | D | D |
| Lawrence Park Township | #563 | B | B | B+ | B | C+ |
Harborcreek Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Northwest Harborcreek isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wesleyville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Wesleyville grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #910 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $109,000, 62% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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