Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Wrightsville’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and history and an A for the outdoors. Only 65 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on walkability. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Wrightsville, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Wrightsville’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 73 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. Wrightsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wrightsville beats most towns.
Where Wrightsville’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 Wrightsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1863.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wrightsville. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
36 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
17 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
20 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
20 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wrightsville, 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 Wrightsville.
Most working residents leave Wrightsville for work: only 2% work in town. 5% of Wrightsville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Wrightsville has lost 58 jobs, to 615 in 2023.
| Wrightsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Eastern York SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightsville El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 353 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Wrightsville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wrightsville beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Wrightsville.
| Wrightsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Wrightsville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverfront Park | 0.7 mi | 17 |
| 2. Wilton Meadows Nature Preserve | 0.2 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 59 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wrightsville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Wrightsville home is worth about $280,000, up 3.5% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Wrightsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,052 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Wrightsville
About 4 of every 100 Wrightsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
4 notable people were born in Wrightsville.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Wrightsville is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,257 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Wrightsville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightsville | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
| West Hempfield Township | #216 | A | B | — | A− | B |
| Hellam Township | #260 | A | B | A | B | B |
Wrightsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Wrightsville and West Hempfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wrightsville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($84,829 across the York-Hanover, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
4 notable people were born here, including Danyelle Wolf and Gene Crumling.
