Best PlacesDeemers Cross Roads, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deemers Cross Roads, 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.
Deemers Cross Roads ranks 12,463rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Deemers Cross Roads
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.
Deemers Cross Roads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Deemers Cross Roads ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Deemers Cross Roads ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 28% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deemers Cross Roads
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deemers Cross Roads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,409, 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 Deemers Cross Roads' effective rate of 1.01%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Deemers Cross Roads
Deemers Cross Roads 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 Deemers Cross Roads.
Who works in Deemers Cross Roads, and how
Work in Deemers Cross Roads centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Deemers Cross Roads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deemers Cross Roads.
What the weather is like in Deemers Cross Roads, month by month
Deemers Cross Roads sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 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° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Deemers Cross Roads
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deemers Cross Roads
Schools across Deemers Cross Roads average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- C G Johnson El SchA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dubois Area MsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Dubois Area ShsB+ · 58% proficient
- Brookville JshsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deemers Cross Roads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deemers Cross Roads 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 Deemers Cross Roads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deemers Cross Roads
Is Deemers Cross Roads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deemers Cross Roads ranks 12,463rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a stable housing market, and good schools, and lowest on walkability and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deemers Cross Roads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,461. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $73,409 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Deemers Cross Roads safe?
Yes, Deemers Cross Roads is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare Deemers Cross Roads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deemers Cross Roads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deemers Cross Roads 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.
Deemers Cross Roads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deemers Cross Roads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deemers Cross Roads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deemers Cross Roads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deemers Cross Roads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deemers Cross Roads 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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