Best PlacesBrandamore, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brandamore, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Brandamore ranks 11,236th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Brandamore
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.
Brandamore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brandamore ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
Where Brandamore ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Brandamore
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brandamore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $95,425; 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 Brandamore's effective rate of 1.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Brandamore
Brandamore runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brandamore.
Who works in Brandamore, and how
Work in Brandamore centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Brandamore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brandamore.
What the weather is like in Brandamore, month by month
Brandamore sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Brandamore
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brandamore
Schools across Brandamore average a C, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springton Manor El SchA+ · 78% proficient
- Reeceville El SchC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Brandywine MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Coatesville Area ShsC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brandamore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brandamore 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 Brandamore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brandamore
Is Brandamore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brandamore ranks 11,236th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, big-city access, and civic engagement, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brandamore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,530. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $95,425 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Brandamore safe?
Yes, Brandamore is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Brandamore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brandamore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brandamore 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.
Brandamore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brandamore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brandamore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brandamore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brandamore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brandamore 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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