Best PlacesBurnwood, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burnwood, 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.
Burnwood ranks 14,632nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Burnwood
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.
Burnwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burnwood ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Burnwood ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burnwood
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burnwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,091, 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 Burnwood's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burnwood
Burnwood runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burnwood.
Who works in Burnwood, and how
Work in Burnwood centers on transportation & warehousing and arts & entertainment. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Burnwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burnwood.
What the weather is like in Burnwood, month by month
Burnwood sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Burnwood
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burnwood
Schools across Burnwood average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Susquehanna Community El SchA · 70% proficient
- Forest City Regional El SchB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Forest City Regional HsB · 47% proficient
- Susquehanna Community JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burnwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burnwood 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 Burnwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burnwood
Is Burnwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burnwood ranks 14,632nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on empty homes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burnwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,900. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $74,091 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Burnwood safe?
Yes, Burnwood is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $101 per resident a year.
Compare Burnwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burnwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burnwood 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.
Burnwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burnwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burnwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burnwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burnwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burnwood 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.