Best PlacesCoudersport, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coudersport, 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.
Coudersport ranks 19,722nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coudersport
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.
Coudersport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coudersport ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Coudersport ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Household income$57,585 median, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coudersport
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coudersport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,585, 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 Coudersport's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Coudersport
Coudersport 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 Coudersport.
Who works in Coudersport, and how
Work in Coudersport centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Coudersport
Coudersport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Coudersport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Coudersport, month by month
Coudersport sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Coudersport
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coudersport
Schools across Coudersport average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oswayo Valley El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Port Allegany El SchA · 65% proficient
- Northern Potter Childrens SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oswayo Valley MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Port Allegany JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- Northern Potter JshsB · 50% proficient
- Austin Area JshsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coudersport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coudersport 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 Coudersport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coudersport
Is Coudersport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coudersport ranks 19,722nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on empty homes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coudersport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,340. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $57,585 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Coudersport safe?
Yes, Coudersport is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Coudersport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coudersport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coudersport 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.
Coudersport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coudersport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coudersport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coudersport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coudersport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coudersport 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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