Best PlacesBunker Hill, Pottsville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bunker Hill, Pottsville, 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.
Bunker Hill, Pottsville ranks 4,438th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bunker Hill, Pottsville
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.
Bunker Hill, Pottsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bunker Hill, Pottsville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$655 a month, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Bunker Hill, Pottsville ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Household income$47,638 median, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bunker Hill, Pottsville
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bunker Hill, Pottsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,638, 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 Bunker Hill, Pottsville's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bunker Hill, Pottsville
Bunker Hill, Pottsville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Bunker Hill, Pottsville.
Who works in Bunker Hill, Pottsville, and how
Work in Bunker Hill, Pottsville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Bunker Hill, Pottsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bunker Hill, Pottsville.
What the weather is like in Bunker Hill, Pottsville, month by month
Bunker Hill, Pottsville sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bunker Hill, Pottsville
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bunker Hill, Pottsville
Schools across Bunker Hill, Pottsville average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Clarke El CtrA · 65% proficient
- Blue Mountain El East SchA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blue Mountain MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Lengel MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Pottsville Area HsA− · 60% proficient
- Blue Mountain HsB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bunker Hill, Pottsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bunker Hill, Pottsville 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 Bunker Hill, Pottsville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bunker Hill, Pottsville
Is Bunker Hill, Pottsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bunker Hill, Pottsville ranks 4,438th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bunker Hill, Pottsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,444. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $47,638 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Bunker Hill, Pottsville safe?
Bunker Hill, Pottsville is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $488 per resident a year.
Compare Bunker Hill, Pottsville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bunker Hill, Pottsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bunker Hill, Pottsville 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.
Bunker Hill, Pottsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bunker Hill, Pottsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bunker Hill, Pottsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bunker Hill, Pottsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bunker Hill, Pottsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bunker Hill, Pottsville 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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