Best PlacesEast Berwick, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Berwick, 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 Berwick ranks 24,066th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Berwick
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 Berwick's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Berwick ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
Where East Berwick ranks low
- Short commute42.8 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Berwick
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Berwick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,500, 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 Berwick's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 10 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 Berwick
East Berwick 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 East Berwick.
Who works in East Berwick, and how
Work in East Berwick centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in East Berwick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Berwick.
What the weather is like in East Berwick, month by month
East Berwick sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of East Berwick
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Berwick
Schools across East Berwick average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Columbia El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Nescopeck El SchA · 67% proficient
- Salem El SchA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Columbia MsA · 66% proficient
- Berwick Area MsC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Columbia ShsA+ · 83% proficient
- Berwick Area HsA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Berwick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Berwick 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 Berwick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Berwick
Is East Berwick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Berwick ranks 24,066th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, big-city access, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Berwick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,969. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $66,500 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is East Berwick safe?
Yes, East Berwick is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare East Berwick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Berwick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Berwick 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 Berwick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Berwick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Berwick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Berwick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Berwick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Berwick 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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