Best PlacesCentral Eastside, Erie, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Central Eastside, Erie, 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.
Central Eastside, Erie ranks 4,949th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Central Eastside, Erie
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.
Central Eastside, Erie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Central Eastside, Erie ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Central Eastside, Erie ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$34,461 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Central Eastside, Erie
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Central Eastside, Erie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $34,461, 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 Central Eastside, Erie's effective rate of 1.53%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Central Eastside, Erie
Central Eastside, Erie runs younger than the country, 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 Central Eastside, Erie.
Who works in Central Eastside, Erie, and how
Work in Central Eastside, Erie centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Central Eastside, Erie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Central Eastside, Erie.
What the weather is like in Central Eastside, Erie, month by month
Central Eastside, Erie sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Central Eastside, Erie
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Central Eastside, Erie
Schools across Central Eastside, Erie average a C, better than 55% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Joanna Connell SchC · 35% proficient
- Lincoln El SchC− · 27% proficient
- Mckinley El SchD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodrow Wilson MsD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Pa Collegiate AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Central Eastside, Erie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Central Eastside, Erie 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 Central Eastside, Erie against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Central Eastside, Erie
Is Central Eastside, Erie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Central Eastside, Erie ranks 4,949th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Central Eastside, Erie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $69,896. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $34,461 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Central Eastside, Erie safe?
Central Eastside, Erie is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $600 per resident a year.
Compare Central Eastside, Erie with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Central Eastside, Erie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Central Eastside, Erie 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.
Central Eastside, Erie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Central Eastside, Erie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Central Eastside, Erie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Central Eastside, Erie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Central Eastside, Erie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Central Eastside, Erie 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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