Best Places15435, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15435, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
15435 ranks 19,483rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 15435
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
15435's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15435 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 69% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 67% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 65% of zip codes
Where 15435 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15435
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15435 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,717, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 15435's effective rate of 1.12%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 15435
15435 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 15435.
Who works in 15435, and how
Work in 15435 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 15435
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15435.
What the weather is like in 15435, month by month
15435 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 15435
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 15435
Schools across 15435 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Menallen SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownsville Area MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Brownsville Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15435 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15435 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 15435 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15435
Is 15435 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15435 ranks 19,483rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on biking and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15435 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,500. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $65,717 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 15435 safe?
15435 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare 15435 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15435. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15435 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
15435 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15435: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15435: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15435: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15435: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15435 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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