Best PlacesCommodore, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Commodore, 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.
Commodore ranks 27,381st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Commodore
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.
Commodore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Commodore ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 70% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 70% of towns
Where Commodore ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
- Household income$59,455 median, better than only 26% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Commodore
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Commodore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,455, 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 Commodore's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Commodore
Commodore runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Commodore.
Who works in Commodore, and how
Work in Commodore centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Commodore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Commodore.
What the weather is like in Commodore, month by month
Commodore sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Commodore
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Commodore
Schools across Commodore average a B−, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- United El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Purchase Line El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Penns Manor Area El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- United JshsA− · 60% proficient
- Penns Manor Area JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- Marion Center Area Jr/sr HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Commodore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Commodore 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 Commodore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Commodore
Is Commodore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Commodore ranks 27,381st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and a stable housing market, 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 Commodore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $73,688. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,455 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Commodore safe?
Commodore is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare Commodore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Commodore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Commodore 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.
Commodore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Commodore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Commodore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Commodore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Commodore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Commodore 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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