Best PlacesDeodate, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deodate, 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.
Deodate ranks 10,305th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Deodate
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.
Deodate's strengths and weaknesses
Where Deodate ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where Deodate ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deodate
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deodate home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $88,848; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Deodate's effective rate of 1.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Deodate
Deodate'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 Deodate.
Who works in Deodate, and how
Work in Deodate centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above 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 Deodate
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deodate.
What the weather is like in Deodate, month by month
Deodate sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Deodate
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deodate
Schools across Deodate average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Londonderry El SchB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lower Dauphin MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lower Dauphin HsA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deodate school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deodate 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 Deodate against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deodate
Is Deodate a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deodate ranks 10,305th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, cell coverage, and civic engagement, and lowest on tree cover and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deodate expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,365. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $88,848 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Deodate safe?
Yes, Deodate is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Deodate with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deodate. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deodate 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.
Deodate detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deodate: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deodate: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deodate: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deodate: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deodate 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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