Best PlacesCross Creek, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cross Creek, 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.
Cross Creek ranks 25,728th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cross Creek
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.
Cross Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cross Creek ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Cross Creek ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cross Creek
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cross Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,447, 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 Cross Creek's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Cross Creek
Cross Creek's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cross Creek.
Who works in Cross Creek, and how
Work in Cross Creek centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cross Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cross Creek.
What the weather is like in Cross Creek, month by month
Cross Creek sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Cross Creek
Pittsburgh International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Cross Creek
Schools across Cross Creek average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Burgettstown El CtrB+ · 53% proficient
- Avella El CenterB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Avella Area JshsB+ · 57% proficient
- Burgettstown Ms/hsC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cross Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cross Creek
Is Cross Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cross Creek ranks 25,728th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cross Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,462. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $69,447 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Cross Creek safe?
Yes, Cross Creek is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare Cross Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cross Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cross Creek 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.
Cross Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cross Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cross Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cross Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cross Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cross Creek 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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