Best PlacesEast Bangor, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Bangor, 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.
East Bangor ranks 15,736th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Bangor
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.
East Bangor's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Bangor ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
Where East Bangor ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute34.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Bangor
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Bangor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,984, 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 East Bangor's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Bangor
East Bangor runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Bangor.
Who works in East Bangor, and how
Work in East Bangor centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Bangor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Bangor.
What the weather is like in East Bangor, month by month
East Bangor sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of East Bangor
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Bangor
Schools across East Bangor average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Washington El SchA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bangor Area MsB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Bangor Area HsA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Bangor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Bangor 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 East Bangor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Bangor
Is East Bangor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Bangor ranks 15,736th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, heat safety, and fast internet, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Bangor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,911. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $79,984 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is East Bangor safe?
Yes, East Bangor is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $185 per resident a year.
Compare East Bangor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Bangor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Bangor 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.
East Bangor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Bangor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Bangor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Bangor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Bangor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Bangor 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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