Best PlacesCocolamus, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cocolamus, 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.
Cocolamus ranks 16,104th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cocolamus
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.
Cocolamus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cocolamus ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Cocolamus ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 25% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cheap childcare$960 a month, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cocolamus
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cocolamus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,842, 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 Cocolamus' effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cocolamus
Cocolamus's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cocolamus.
Who works in Cocolamus, and how
Work in Cocolamus centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cocolamus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cocolamus.
What the weather is like in Cocolamus, month by month
Cocolamus sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Cocolamus
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cocolamus
Schools across Cocolamus average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blain El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- East Juniata El SchB+ · 54% proficient
- Juniata El SchB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Perry MsA− · 55% proficient
- Tuscarora MsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- West Perry ShsA · 75% proficient
- Juniata ShsA− · 65% proficient
- East Juniata JshsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cocolamus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cocolamus 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 Cocolamus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cocolamus
Is Cocolamus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cocolamus ranks 16,104th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, big-city access, and low disaster risk, and lowest on education levels and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cocolamus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,579. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $82,842 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Cocolamus safe?
Yes, Cocolamus is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Cocolamus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cocolamus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cocolamus 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.
Cocolamus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cocolamus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cocolamus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cocolamus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cocolamus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cocolamus 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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