Best Neighborhoods in Canonsburg, PA
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Canonsburg, 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.
Canonsburg ranks 298th of 2,098 U.S. small cities on the BestNeighborhood index, and 22nd of 71 Pennsylvania small cities. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
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Map of the best neighborhoods in Canonsburg
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.
Canonsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Canonsburg ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of small cities
- School gradeA, better than 96% of small cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of small cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of small cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of small cities
Where Canonsburg ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of small cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of small cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of small cities
- Nice weatherabout 76 pleasant days a year, better than only 38% of small cities
- BikingBetter than only 20% of small cities
What it costs to buy a home in Canonsburg
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canonsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,003, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 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 Canonsburg's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Canonsburg
Canonsburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Canonsburg.
Who works in Canonsburg, and how
Work in Canonsburg centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Canonsburg
Canonsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of small cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of small cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Canonsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Canonsburg, month by month
Canonsburg sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Canonsburg
Pittsburgh International sits about 16 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Canonsburg
Schools across Canonsburg average an A, better than 96% of small cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Valley El SchA+ · 96% proficient
- Bower Hill El SchA+ · 92% proficient
- Mcmurray El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Peters Twp MsA+ · 79% proficient
- North Strabane Intrmd SchA+ · 70% proficient
- Cecil Intrmd SchA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Peters Twp HsA+ · 86% proficient
- Trinity ShsB+ · 62% proficient
- Canon-mcmillan ShsB · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Canonsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Canonsburg 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 Canonsburg against the other 2,097 small cities.
Who Canonsburg suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of small cities and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Canonsburg
Is Canonsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canonsburg ranks 298th of 2,098 small cities, and 22nd of 71 Pennsylvania small cities. It scores highest on low disaster risk, good schools, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Canonsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,013. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $117,003 median income, cost of living beats 80% of small cities.
Is Canonsburg safe?
Yes, Canonsburg is safer than 74% of small cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Canonsburg?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of small cities.
Is Canonsburg good for families?
Schools beat 96% of small cities, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $1,005 a month.
Compare Canonsburg with other small cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Canonsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Canonsburg 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.
Canonsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Canonsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Canonsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Canonsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Canonsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Canonsburg 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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