Best PlacesChestnut Ridge, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chestnut Ridge, 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.
Chestnut Ridge ranks 24,060th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chestnut Ridge
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.
Chestnut Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chestnut Ridge ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of towns
Where Chestnut Ridge ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Household income$58,693 median, better than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chestnut Ridge
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chestnut Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,693, 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 Chestnut Ridge's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 Chestnut Ridge
Chestnut Ridge runs older 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 Chestnut Ridge.
Who works in Chestnut Ridge, and how
Work in Chestnut Ridge centers on mining & oil & gas and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Chestnut Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chestnut Ridge.
What the weather is like in Chestnut Ridge, month by month
Chestnut Ridge sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Chestnut Ridge
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chestnut Ridge
Schools across Chestnut Ridge average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ben Franklin SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownsville Area MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Uniontown Area ShsA · 70% proficient
- Brownsville Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chestnut Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chestnut Ridge 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 Chestnut Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chestnut Ridge
Is Chestnut Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chestnut Ridge ranks 24,060th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and fast internet, and lowest on a weak job market and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chestnut Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,000. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $58,693 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Chestnut Ridge safe?
Yes, Chestnut Ridge is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare Chestnut Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chestnut Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chestnut Ridge 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.
Chestnut Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chestnut Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chestnut Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chestnut Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chestnut Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chestnut Ridge 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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