Best PlacesBeaver Springs, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beaver Springs, 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.
Beaver Springs ranks 22,535th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in Beaver Springs
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.
Beaver Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Beaver Springs ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
Where Beaver Springs ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beaver Springs
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beaver Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,261, 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 Beaver Springs' effective rate of 1.02%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beaver Springs
Beaver Springs'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 Beaver Springs.
Who works in Beaver Springs, and how
Work in Beaver Springs centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Beaver Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beaver Springs.
What the weather is like in Beaver Springs, month by month
Beaver Springs sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 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° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Beaver Springs
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beaver Springs
Schools across Beaver Springs average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Snyder El SchA− · 58% proficient
- East Juniata El SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- East Juniata JshsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beaver Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beaver Springs 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 Beaver Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beaver Springs
Is Beaver Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beaver Springs ranks 22,535th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beaver Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,474. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $58,261 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Beaver Springs safe?
Yes, Beaver Springs is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $159 per resident a year.
Compare Beaver Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beaver Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beaver Springs 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.
Beaver Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beaver Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beaver Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beaver Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beaver Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beaver Springs 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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