Best PlacesBattle Hollow, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Battle Hollow, 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.
Battle Hollow ranks 19,997th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Battle Hollow
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.
Battle Hollow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Battle Hollow ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Battle Hollow ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Battle Hollow
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Battle Hollow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,158, 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 Battle Hollow's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Battle Hollow
Battle Hollow's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Battle Hollow.
Who works in Battle Hollow, and how
Work in Battle Hollow centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Battle Hollow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Battle Hollow.
What the weather is like in Battle Hollow, month by month
Battle Hollow sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Battle Hollow
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Battle Hollow
Schools across Battle Hollow average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- C G Johnson El SchA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dubois Area MsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Dubois Area ShsB+ · 58% proficient
- Brookville JshsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Battle Hollow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Battle Hollow 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 Battle Hollow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Battle Hollow
Is Battle Hollow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Battle Hollow ranks 19,997th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Battle Hollow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,744. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $62,158 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Battle Hollow safe?
Yes, Battle Hollow is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $203 per resident a year.
Compare Battle Hollow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Battle Hollow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Battle Hollow 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.
Battle Hollow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Battle Hollow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Battle Hollow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Battle Hollow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Battle Hollow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Battle Hollow 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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