Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Good on most counts; one lags. Health is where it shines — it is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $383K, 4.8 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 613th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Wyomissing’s concentration of trails is 3.7 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is The Wyomissing Parklands, 179 acres with 9.3 miles of trail. The town is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Wyomissing beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1685, comes before those of 96% of the Pennsylvania towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 985 in 1910, 11,114 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wyomissing is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wyomissing. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
28 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
36 mi GardenLongwood Gardens2 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
25 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
16 mi MuseumEphrata CloisterHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wyomissing, 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 Wyomissing.
Wyomissing draws workers from Reading and beyond, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
9.1% of the land in Wyomissing is conserved. 17 miles of trail wind through 10 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 10, covering 265 acres.
| Wyomissing | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 3.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Wyomissing Parklands | 9.3 mi | 179 |
| 2. Happy Hollow Playground | 0.9 mi | 7 |
| 3. Slate Hill Open Space | 0.6 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Wyomissing Area JSHS, with 965 students. Public schools: Wyomissing Area SD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyomissing Hills El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 615 | A− |
| Wyomissing Area JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 965 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
13,087 jobs are based in Wyomissing, 2.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19.6 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Wyomissing’s middle household income stands at $93,000. The top destinations are Reading (12%), Spring Township (7%) and West Reading (7%). Half commute less than 6 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Wyomissing dropped by 1,150, to 13,087.
| Wyomissing | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Its A for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Spring Township (A−) comes closest.
Among adults in Wyomissing, 11% smoke cigarettes and 11% report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 26 in all: Wyomissing beats Pennsylvania on 9 and trails on 1. 6% of Wyomissing adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Wyomissing | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wyomissing | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.3% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $5,672, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The share of households in Wyomissing who own their home: 68%. A typical home in the town is worth about $383,000, up 1.6% in a year, 34% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Its going rate for rent comes in at $1,781 a month.
| Wyomissing | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,781 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Wyomissing break down as 57% from inland flooding and 11% from hurricanes. 17 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 23.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 81% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 332 to 172 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In Wyomissing, the property offense rate is 14.6 per 1,000 residents. For Wyomissing, the rate of reported violence is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Wyomissing | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wyomissing
About 7 of every 100 Wyomissing residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
9.1% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
5 notable people were born in Wyomissing.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. The growth was significantly larger between 2000 and 2010 largely because of its merger in January 2002 with neighboring Wyomissing Hills. Wyomissing is the most populous borough in Berks County. The borough is recognized as a Tree City USA and selected as a "Contender" for the best places to live in Pennsylvania by Money magazine.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with Wyomissing.
Reading next door grades lower for schools (D− to Wyomissing’s B) and higher for cost of living (B to D).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyomissing | #613 | B | D | C+ | B | A |
| Spring Township | #310 | A− | C− | B+ | B | A− |
| Reading | #1010 | D | B | C | D− | D− |
| West Wyomissing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cumru Township | #584 | B | C | — | B− | B+ |
| West Reading | #713 | B− | C | C− | B+ | B |
| Lincoln Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenfields | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cumru Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. West Wyomissing, Lincoln Park and Greenfields aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wyomissing with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wyomissing grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #613 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Wyomissing sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
5 notable people were born here, including Der Scutt and Alex Anzalone.
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