Best PlacesClearfield, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clearfield, 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.
Clearfield ranks 30,912th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clearfield
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.
Clearfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clearfield ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
Where Clearfield ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clearfield
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clearfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,029, 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 Clearfield's effective rate of 1.30%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clearfield
Clearfield 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 Clearfield.
Who works in Clearfield, and how
Work in Clearfield centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Clearfield
Clearfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns and more parkland per resident than 92% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Clearfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clearfield, month by month
Clearfield sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Clearfield
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clearfield
Schools across Clearfield average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Philipsburg El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Bennetts Valley El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Curwensville Area El SchA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Marys Area MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Philipsburg-osceola Area MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- St Marys Area ShsA+ · 80% proficient
- Curwensville Area JshsB+ · 53% proficient
- Clearfield Area JshsC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clearfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clearfield 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 Clearfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clearfield
Is Clearfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clearfield ranks 30,912th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clearfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,188. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,029 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Clearfield safe?
Clearfield is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
Compare Clearfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clearfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clearfield 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.
Clearfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clearfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clearfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clearfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clearfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clearfield 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.