Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,678, settled in 1898.
West Wyoming is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 849th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 54% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $66K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $172K, 2.6 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. 26% of residents are 65 or older in West Wyoming, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%.
Where West Wyoming’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 West Wyoming is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,344 in 1900, a peak of 3,659 in 1970, 2,638 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Wyoming, 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 West Wyoming.
West Wyoming is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Most working residents leave West Wyoming for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in West Wyoming is 22 minutes. Since 2013, West Wyoming has lost 41 jobs, to 445 in 2023.
| West Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Wyoming has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). West Wyoming’s median age is 47.6 years. West Wyoming has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 2,678 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| West Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| West Wyoming | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Wyoming.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,129 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Wyoming’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Kingston Township (B+) to Wyoming (A−).
West Wyoming beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in West Wyoming.
| West Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | West Wyoming | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.6% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| West Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 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. Frank Slapar Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | — | 1 |
| 3. Michael V. Charney Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.6 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 78% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Wyoming. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
33 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
21 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park8 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
22 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
32 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft verticalSteamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
12 within 15 miles of the center of West Wyoming
About 3 of every 100 West Wyoming residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
West Wyoming is a borough that is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is part of the Greater Pittston metro area. The population was 2,631 at the time of the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with West Wyoming.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Kingston Township (B+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wyoming | #849 | C | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Wyoming | #449 | B+ | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Swoyersville | #397 | B+ | A | A− | C | B+ |
| Kingston Township | #507 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
West Wyoming, Wyoming and Kingston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Wyoming with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
West Wyoming grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #849 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $172,000, 40% 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 C+.
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