Best PlacesCross Fork, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cross Fork, 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 Fork ranks 44,682nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cross Fork
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 Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cross Fork ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 72% of towns
Where Cross Fork ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,399 median, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cross Fork
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cross Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,399, 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 Fork's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 Cross Fork
Cross Fork 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 Cross Fork.
Who works in Cross Fork, and how
Work in Cross Fork centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cross Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cross Fork.
What the weather is like in Cross Fork, month by month
Cross Fork sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Cross Fork
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cross Fork
Schools across Cross Fork average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Renovo El SchB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bucktail Area MsD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Bucktail HsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cross Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cross Fork 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 Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cross Fork
Is Cross Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cross Fork ranks 44,682nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cross Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,823. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $48,399 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Cross Fork safe?
Cross Fork is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Cross Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cross Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cross Fork 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 Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cross Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cross Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cross Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cross Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cross Fork 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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