Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wyoming is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 449th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $72K. A typical home there costs about $244K, 3.7 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. 11% of residents are under 18 in Wyoming, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Wyoming has 3 places on the National Register.
Where Wyoming beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wyoming is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,147 in 1880, a peak of 4,728 in 1940, 3,102 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1778 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in 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 Wyoming.
Wyoming trades workers with Wilkes-Barre and other neighbors and is healthier than Forty Fort and its other neighbors.
Its A− for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Forty Fort (B) comes closest. Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
14% of Wyoming adults report frequent mental distress. Wyoming beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Wyoming adults report frequent physical distress.
| Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wyoming | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.3% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Wyoming Area SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Area Primary CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–3 | Grades 1–3 | 465 | B− |
| New Story School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 64 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Children under 18 are 11% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). Wyoming’s median age is 52.1 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wyoming | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
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
Wyoming has about as many jobs (1,255) as working residents, but only 67 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.4 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Wyoming for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Wyoming is 17 minutes. Jobs based in Wyoming grew to 1,255 in 2023, 77 more than in 2013.
| Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
62% of households own their home in Wyoming. The typical Wyoming home is worth about $244,000, up 3.7% in a year, 15% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $899 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wyoming.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Wyoming | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Butler Street Park | — | 1 |
| 2. Monument Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wyoming. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
32 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
22 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park8 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
20 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
31 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 Wyoming
About 10 of every 100 Wyoming residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Wyoming on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, US
Wyoming is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Wilkes-Barre, along the Susquehanna River. The population was 3,097 as of the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Wyoming.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Forty Fort (B) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #449 | B+ | B− | — | B− | A− |
| West Wyoming | #849 | C | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Forty Fort | #536 | B | B | A+ | C | B |
| Plains Township | #994 | D | B− | B− | D | C− |
| Jenkins Township | #1007 | D | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
Wyoming, West Wyoming and Jenkins Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wyoming with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wyoming grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #449 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and B− for schools.
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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