Best PlacesArnold City, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arnold City, 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.
Arnold City ranks 34,573rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Arnold City
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.
Arnold City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arnold City ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Arnold City ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$43,275 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arnold City
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arnold City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,275, 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 Arnold City's effective rate of 1.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arnold City
Arnold City runs younger 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 Arnold City.
Who works in Arnold City, and how
Work in Arnold City centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Arnold City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arnold City.
What the weather is like in Arnold City, month by month
Arnold City sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Arnold City
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arnold City
Schools across Arnold City average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marion El SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belle Vernon Area MsB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Belle Vernon Area HsA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arnold City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arnold City 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 Arnold City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arnold City
Is Arnold City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arnold City ranks 34,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and cell coverage, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arnold City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,500. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $43,275 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Arnold City safe?
Arnold City is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Arnold City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arnold City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arnold City 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.
Arnold City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arnold City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arnold City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arnold City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arnold City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arnold City 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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