Best PlacesCenter Moreland, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Center Moreland, 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.
Center Moreland ranks 10,838th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Center Moreland
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.
Center Moreland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Center Moreland ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of towns
Where Center Moreland ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Center Moreland
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Center Moreland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,184, 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 Center Moreland's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Center Moreland
Center Moreland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Center Moreland.
Who works in Center Moreland, and how
Work in Center Moreland centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Center Moreland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Center Moreland.
What the weather is like in Center Moreland, month by month
Center Moreland sees roughly 73 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 Center Moreland
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Center Moreland
Schools across Center Moreland average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dallas Intermediate SchA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dallas MsB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Dallas ShsA · 70% proficient
- Tunkhannock HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Center Moreland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Center Moreland 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 Center Moreland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Center Moreland
Is Center Moreland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Center Moreland ranks 10,838th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Center Moreland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,428. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $83,184 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Center Moreland safe?
Yes, Center Moreland is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare Center Moreland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Center Moreland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Center Moreland 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.
Center Moreland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Center Moreland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Center Moreland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Center Moreland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Center Moreland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Center Moreland 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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