Location:
Encompassing more than 22,000 square acres, Wellsville is located in New York's Southern Tier in the Genesee River Valley. It is 11 miles north of the Pennsylvania border, about 90 miles south of Rochester and about 90 miles southeast of Buffalo. Corning is about 50 miles east, and Olean is about 35 miles west. The village is located at the juncture of State Routes 19, and 417, and is about 12 miles south of State Route 17, the Southern Tier Expressway, now known as Interstate 86.

Demographics:
As the largest township in Allegany County, Wellsville's town and village have a population of approximately 8,200.

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Housing:
Average Costs:
     - 3 Bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath $50 - $70,000
     - 2 Bedroom, $350/month
     - 1-2 Acres $8 - $15,000
     - Construction $55 - $75/sq. ft.

Average Home Costs:
     - Village $58,875
     - Town $57,166

Utilities:
     - Village - Municipal Electric (.03/kWh)
     - Town - Niagara Mohawk Power Company

Education:
Public
     - Wellsville Central School District (K-12)
     - Annual Enrollment: 1,560
     - Student/Teacher Ratio: 13:1

Private
     - Immaculate Conception School (pre-K - 8)
     - Annual Enrollment: 175
     - Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7:1

Local Colleges and Universities
     - Alfred University
     - NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred
     - Alfred State College
     - Houghton College

Economics:
Wellsville's Cost of Living Index vs. the U.S. average equals 90.79%. This index takes into consideration the cost of housing, transportation, consumables, utilities and other services.

Wellsville's major employers include: Dresser-Rand, Alstom Air Preheater, Northern Lights Candles, Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville Central Schools, L.C. Whitford Co., Current Controls, Otis Eastern Service and Allegany ARC.

Services:
Jones Memorial Hospital has provided excellent care for over 70 years. This 70 bed facility provides a complete range of modern medical services. Apart from Jones Memorial, Wellsville maintains a citizen/patient ratio of 172:1.

Local newspapers include the Wellsville Daily Reporter, the Olean Times Herald, and The Patriot. Wellsville is also home to three radio stations, WJQZ-FM, WLSV-AM, and WZKZ-FM.

Wellsville is served by four financial institutions including  Steuben Trust Company, Community Bank, First Citizens National Bank and Alco Federal Credit Union. 

The Municipal Building 156 North Main Street Wellsville, NY 14895 Phone: (585) 593-4881 Fax: (585) 593-3938

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