Best Places15927, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15927, 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.
15927 ranks 12,979th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 15927
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.
15927's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15927 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$613 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 15927 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15927
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15927 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,450, 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 15927's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 15927
15927 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 15927.
Who works in 15927, and how
Work in 15927 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 15927
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15927.
What the weather is like in 15927, month by month
15927 sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 15927
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 15927
Schools across 15927 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northern Cambria El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Cambria El SchA− · 59% proficient
- Blacklick Valley El CtrB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Cambria MsB− · 41% proficient
- Northern Cambria MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Cambria HsA · 73% proficient
- Northern Cambria HsA · 70% proficient
- Blacklick Valley JshsB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15927 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15927 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 15927 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15927
Is 15927 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15927 ranks 12,979th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, civic engagement, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15927 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,099. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $83,450 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 15927 safe?
15927 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare 15927 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15927. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15927 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.
15927 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15927: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15927: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15927: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15927: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15927 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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