West Mead TownshipPA
A town of 4,937.
Is West Mead Township a good place to live?
West Mead Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $157K, 2.6 years of the Meadville area’s $60K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 427th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 132 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. West Mead Township’s July high is 81°F, below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). The biggest park or preserve is Walker's Landing, at 86 acres.
What makes West Mead Township stand out
Where West Mead Township beats most towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How West Mead Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Mead Township is from typical.
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Moving to West Mead Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Mead Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Mead Township.
West Mead Township has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has seen reported crime rise by about half.
West Mead Township earns an A+ for safety
Reported crimes rose from 7 to 28 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
On state tests, West Mead Township’s schools trail 65% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Crawford Central SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neason Hill El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 333 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in West Mead Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in West Mead Township since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in West Mead Township
The Linesville 1 S weather station, 15 miles away, records that about 3 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
West Mead Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in West Mead Township is 18°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of West Mead Township’s working residents commute to Meadville
Jobs based here grew from 1,082 in 2013 to 1,596.
Most working residents leave West Mead Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, West Mead Township has added 514 jobs, to 1,596 in 2023. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in West Mead Township.
| West Mead Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of West Mead Township are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,912 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Mead Township’s, it is healthier than 53%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
West Mead Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of West Mead Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| West Mead Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | West Mead Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). West Mead Township has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 4,937 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| West Mead Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| West Mead Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers 6.7% of West Mead Township
2.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. West Mead Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| West Mead Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walker's Landing | — | 86 |
| 2. Cora Clark Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Eldred Glen Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about West Mead Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Mead Township
About 1 of every 100 West Mead Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About West Mead Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Mead Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,043 at the 2020 census, down from 5,249 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
West Mead Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with West Mead Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Hayfield Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mead Township | #427 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Meadville | #981 | D | C+ | C− | C+ | C |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | #746 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| East Mead Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Hayfield Township | #565 | B | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Woodcock Township | #830 | C+ | B+ | — | B | B− |
| East Fairfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Mead Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Vernon Township, East Mead Township, Hayfield Township and Woodcock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Union Township and East Fairfield Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Mead Township with a neighbor →
Questions about West Mead Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Mead Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. West Mead Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #427 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A+ for safety and C+ for schools.
Is West Mead Township, PA expensive?
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−.