City Score: Wescosville, PA

The score

Wescosville, PA scores 39 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 42 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 34 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

Condition: Pennsylvania state-wide

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State-wide for Burden, Marriage & family, and Liberty: the numbers for Violent crime, Property crime, Legal gambling, Divorces, Marriages, Religious Liberty in the States score, Safeguards fully in law, State Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Anti-Christian hate crimes, School choice, Protections for the unborn, Homeschool freedom, and Tone of news coverage of Christianity are published for Pennsylvania as a whole, not by city, so every Pennsylvania city carries Pennsylvania's numbers.

Pennsylvania scores 41 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 48 · Movement 31).

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What's moving it

• 51 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
• 221 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
• 254 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
• 389 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
• 129 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Wescosville, PA

• What Wescosville is up against: 54 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cities, down 2 points (Pennsylvania state-wide)
• Where grace is growing: 22 out of 100 — Better than 26% of cities (From Lehigh County, PA)
• Marriage & family: 34 out of 100 — Better than 28% of cities (Pennsylvania state-wide)
• Christian liberty: 65 out of 100 — Better than 69% of cities, up 27 points (Pennsylvania state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Wescosville, PA

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Wescosville, PA rates 41 out of 100: Stirring across 8 of 8 areas. The rating is public data only; how the church is moving in each area this week is shown beside it and never blended in. How it is built.

The Church: 18 out of 100, Barren

Faith institutions, spiritual leadership and worship spaces. Key measure: Church adherents (402.1 adherents per 1,000 residents, Lehigh County, PA). From Lehigh County, PA. The church's movement in it this week: 50 out of 100 (51 prayer gatherings, 221 ways to serve, and 254 gatherings).

The Family: 34 out of 100, Divided

The core social unit: marriages, children and household structures. Key measure: Children with married parents (64.8 % of own children under 18 in married-couple families, Lehigh County, PA). Pennsylvania state-wide. The church's movement in it this week: 50 out of 100 (129 Bible studies).

Education: 60 out of 100, Searching

Schools, universities and systems of learning. Key measure: School choice (1 0-2, Pennsylvania). Pennsylvania state-wide. The church's movement in it this week: 50 out of 100 (129 Bible studies).

Government: 66 out of 100, Just

Public policy, law, safety and civic governance. Key measure: Religious Liberty in the States score (55.8 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, Pennsylvania). Pennsylvania state-wide. The church's movement in it this week: 33 out of 100.

Media: 48 out of 100, Negative

News, journalism and digital communication. Key measure: Tone of news coverage of Christianity (-0.2 tone (-10 hostile to +10 favourable), Pennsylvania). Pennsylvania state-wide. The church's movement in it this week: 16 out of 100.

Arts & Entertainment: 19 out of 100, Corrupt

Film, music, sports and cultural storytelling. Key measure: Adult entertainment outlets (0.2 mapped places per 100,000, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area). From the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ area. The church's movement in it this week: 16 out of 100.

Business: 40 out of 100, Tightfisted

Commerce, generosity and the marketplace. Key measure: Charitable giving (0.8 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, Lehigh County, PA). From the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ area. The church's movement in it this week: 27 out of 100.

Compassion: 46 out of 100, Stirring

Mercy toward people in trouble: addiction, recovery, children in care and neighbors serving. Key measure: Drug overdose deaths (14.6 deaths per 100,000, Lehigh County, PA). From the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ area. The church's movement in it this week: 39 out of 100 (221 ways to serve).

What takes Wescosville, PA to Revival

• City Pulse: City Pulse 2 → 40
• Unity: Unity 12 → 45
• Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
• Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45

What affected it

• This week: Witness down 15 — 40% belong to a church
• This week: Unity down 5 — 389 churches listed
• This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 30 percentile points (Christian liberty)
• This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes up 22 percentile points (Christian liberty)
• This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 21 percentile points (What Wescosville is up against)

Wescosville, PA over time

• Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 29, 2026
2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 29, 2026
3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
5. Legal gambling: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Nov 4, 2026
6. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · fetched Oct 31, 2026
7. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · fetched Oct 31, 2026
8. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · fetched Oct 31, 2026
9. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · fetched Oct 31, 2026
10. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · fetched Oct 31, 2026
11. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · fetched Oct 31, 2026
12. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
13. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
14. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
15. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-10 · 42077 (1 city summed) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
16. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-10 · 42077 (1 city summed) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
17. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-10 · 42077 (1 city summed) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
18. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-10 · 42077 (1 city summed) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
19. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-10 · 42077 (1 city summed) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
20. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-11 · 42077 (1 city summed) · fetched Nov 4, 2026 · verified in Joy
21. Christian colleges and universities: NCES IPEDS via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (religious affiliation of colleges) · 2024 · county · fetched Nov 10, 2026
22. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
23. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
24. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Lehigh County, PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
25. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 28, 2026
26. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 28, 2026
27. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
28. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 28, 2026
29. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 28, 2026
30. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 28, 2026
31. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Pennsylvania · fetched Oct 29, 2026
32. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Nov 4, 2026
33. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Nov 4, 2026
34. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Pennsylvania · fetched Nov 4, 2026
35. Tone of news coverage of Christianity: GDELT Project, DOC 2.0 API (tone of U.S. news coverage naming Christianity) · 2026-11 · Pennsylvania · fetched Nov 10, 2026

City Score over time

The last 6 weeks, Wescosville, PA, Pennsylvania, and United States side by side. The Condition moves by the quarter; the week-to-week line is how the church is moving.

Compare Wescosville, PA

• Wescosville, PA vs Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia, PA scores 32)
• Wescosville, PA vs Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh, PA scores 37)
• Wescosville, PA vs Harrisburg, PA (Harrisburg, PA scores 35)
• Wescosville, PA vs Scranton, PA (Scranton, PA scores 35)
• Wescosville, PA vs Lancaster, PA (Lancaster, PA scores 39)

Every indicator

What Wescosville is up against — 54 out of 100

• Violent crime: 227.6 offences per 100,000, better than 65% of cities, down 10 points · 2025, Pennsylvania · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• Property crime: 1350.4 offences per 100,000, better than 61% of cities, down 19 points · 2025, Pennsylvania · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• Sexually transmitted infections: not shown (no data) · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus
• Drug overdose deaths: 14.6 deaths per 100,000, better than 73% of cities, up 21 points · 2025, Lehigh County, PA · CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR)
• Legal gambling: 3 0-3, better than 7% of cities · 2026, Pennsylvania · The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml)
• Adult entertainment outlets: 0.2 mapped places per 100,000, better than 9% of cities · 2026-10, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Gambling outlets: 0.5 mapped places per 100,000, better than 28% of cities · 2026-10, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Cannabis outlets: 2.0 mapped places per 100,000, better than 24% of cities · 2026-10, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Liquor outlets and bars: 29.2 mapped places per 100,000, better than 15% of cities · 2026-10, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Predatory lenders: 1.5 mapped places per 100,000, better than 49% of cities · 2026-10, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)
• Abortion facilities (mapped): 0.3 mapped facilities per 100,000 (a floor), better than 8% of cities · 2026-10, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area · OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats)

Where grace is growing — 22 out of 100

• Church adherents: 402.1 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 33% of cities · 2020, Lehigh County, PA · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
• Congregations: 8.3 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 9% of cities · 2020, Lehigh County, PA · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
• Charitable giving: 0.8 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 54% of cities · 2023, Lehigh County, PA · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
• Given to local needs in Joy: 0 dollars per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, 42077 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Needs met in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, 42077 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Volunteers mobilized in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, 42077 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• New believers in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, 42077 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Searches for a church in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, 42077 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
• Foster and adoptive families in the churches: 0 per 100,000 residents, better than 0% of cities · 2026-11, 42077 (1 city summed) · Church workspace entries (church-attested) · verified in Joy
• Christian colleges and universities: 5.2 per million residents, better than 81% of cities · 2024 · NCES IPEDS via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (religious affiliation of colleges)

Marriage & family — 34 out of 100

• Children with married parents: 64.8 % of own children under 18 in married-couple families, better than 27% of cities · 2020-2024, Lehigh County, PA · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Adults 25-44 married: 46.6 % of people 25-44 married, spouse present, better than 36% of cities · 2020-2024, Lehigh County, PA · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Cohabiting households: 7.7 % of households that are cohabiting couples, better than 30% of cities · 2020-2024, Lehigh County, PA · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Divorces: 12.2 divorced in the last 12 months per 1,000 married people, better than 78% of cities, down 2 points · 2020-2024, Pennsylvania · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Marriages: 30.1 married in the last 12 months per 1,000 unmarried people 15+, better than 34% of cities, up 12 points · 2020-2024, Pennsylvania · Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year
• Births to unmarried mothers: not shown (no data) · CDC WONDER

Christian liberty — 65 out of 100

• Religious Liberty in the States score: 55.8 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 75% of cities, up 30 points · 2026, Pennsylvania · Religious Liberty in the States
• Safeguards fully in law: 9 of the edition's safeguards, better than 75% of cities · 2026, Pennsylvania · Religious Liberty in the States
• State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 1 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 70% of cities · 2026, Pennsylvania · Religious Liberty in the States
• Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.0 incidents per 100,000, better than 68% of cities, up 22 points · 2025, Pennsylvania · FBI Crime Data Explorer
• School choice: 1 0-2, better than 54% of cities · 2026, Pennsylvania · The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml)
• Protections for the unborn: 0 0-2, better than 29% of cities · 2026, Pennsylvania · The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml)
• Homeschool freedom: 0 0-2, better than 5% of cities · 2026, Pennsylvania · The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml)
• Tone of news coverage of Christianity: -0.2 tone (-10 hostile to +10 favourable), better than 48% of cities · 2026-11, Pennsylvania · GDELT Project, DOC 2.0 API (tone of U.S. news coverage naming Christianity)

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