Best PlacesAsaph, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Asaph, 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.
Asaph ranks 30,052nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Asaph
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.
Asaph's strengths and weaknesses
Where Asaph ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
Where Asaph ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Asaph
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Asaph home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,241; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Asaph's effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Asaph
Asaph 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 Asaph.
Who works in Asaph, and how
Work in Asaph centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Asaph
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Asaph.
What the weather is like in Asaph, month by month
Asaph sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Asaph
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around Asaph
Schools across Asaph average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Don Gill El SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rock L Butler MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Wellsboro Area HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Asaph school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Asaph 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 Asaph against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Asaph
Is Asaph a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Asaph ranks 30,052nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Asaph expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,320. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $59,241 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Asaph safe?
Asaph is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Asaph with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Asaph. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Asaph 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.
Asaph detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Asaph: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Asaph: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Asaph: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Asaph: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Asaph 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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