Best Places15450, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15450, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
15450 ranks 28,811th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 15450
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.
15450's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15450 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 66% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 65% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 64% of zip codes
Where 15450 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute34.5 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15450
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15450 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,625, 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 15450's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 15450
15450's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 15450.
Who works in 15450, and how
Work in 15450 centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 15450
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15450.
What the weather is like in 15450, month by month
15450 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 15450
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around 15450
Schools across 15450 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- California Area El SchB+ · 53% proficient
- Bethlehem-center El SchB · 50% proficient
- Brownsville Area El SchC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownsville Area MsD+ · 25% proficient
- Bethlehem-center MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Bethlehem-center ShsA+ · 80% proficient
- Brownsville Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15450 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15450 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 15450 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15450
Is 15450 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15450 ranks 28,811th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and big-city access, and lowest on education levels and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15450 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,611. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $55,625 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 15450 safe?
15450 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
Compare 15450 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15450. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15450 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.
15450 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15450: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15450: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15450: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15450: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15450 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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