Best PlacesDunlo, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dunlo, 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.
Dunlo ranks 9,674th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dunlo
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.
Dunlo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dunlo ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Dunlo ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 29% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dunlo
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dunlo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,969, 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 Dunlo'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 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 Dunlo
Dunlo'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 Dunlo.
Who works in Dunlo, and how
Work in Dunlo centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dunlo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dunlo.
What the weather is like in Dunlo, month by month
Dunlo sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Dunlo
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dunlo
Schools across Dunlo average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Hills El SchA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Forest Hills JshsB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dunlo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dunlo 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 Dunlo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dunlo
Is Dunlo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dunlo ranks 9,674th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dunlo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,169. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,969 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Dunlo safe?
Yes, Dunlo is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $139 per resident a year.
Compare Dunlo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dunlo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dunlo 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.
Dunlo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dunlo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dunlo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dunlo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dunlo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dunlo 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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