Best PlacesDeckard, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deckard, 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.
Deckard ranks 19,798th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Deckard
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.
Deckard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Deckard ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 74% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 69% of towns
- QuietBetter than 69% of towns
Where Deckard ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deckard
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deckard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,550, 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 Deckard's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Deckard
Deckard 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 Deckard.
Who works in Deckard, and how
Work in Deckard centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Deckard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deckard.
What the weather is like in Deckard, month by month
Deckard sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Deckard
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deckard
Schools across Deckard average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Grove El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Cochranton El SchB · 50% proficient
- Central El SchC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Rocky Grove JshsA− · 60% proficient
- Cochranton JshsB+ · 53% proficient
- Franklin Area JshsB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deckard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deckard 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 Deckard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deckard
Is Deckard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deckard ranks 19,798th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deckard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,281. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $71,550 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Deckard safe?
Yes, Deckard is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Deckard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deckard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deckard 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.
Deckard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deckard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deckard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deckard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deckard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deckard 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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