Best PlacesDeemston, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deemston, 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.
Deemston ranks 9,905th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Deemston
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.
Deemston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Deemston ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Deemston ranks low
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,005 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deemston
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deemston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,750, 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 Deemston's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Deemston
Deemston 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 Deemston.
Who works in Deemston, and how
Work in Deemston centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Deemston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deemston.
What the weather is like in Deemston, month by month
Deemston sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Deemston
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deemston
Schools across Deemston average a B, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bethlehem-center El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bethlehem-center MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Bethlehem-center ShsA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deemston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deemston 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 Deemston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deemston
Is Deemston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deemston ranks 9,905th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deemston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,100. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $98,750 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Deemston safe?
Deemston is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Deemston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deemston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deemston 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.
Deemston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deemston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deemston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deemston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deemston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deemston 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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