Best PlacesEast Conemaugh, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Conemaugh, 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 Conemaugh ranks 44,863rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Conemaugh
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 Conemaugh's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Conemaugh ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
Where East Conemaugh ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,441 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Conemaugh
A household needs to earn about $13,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Conemaugh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,441, 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 Conemaugh's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 2 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 Conemaugh
East Conemaugh's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Conemaugh.
Who works in East Conemaugh, and how
Work in East Conemaugh centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East Conemaugh
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Conemaugh.
What the weather is like in East Conemaugh, month by month
East Conemaugh sees roughly 82 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 East Conemaugh
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Conemaugh
Schools across East Conemaugh average a B+, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Conemaugh Valley El SchB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Conemaugh Valley JshsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Conemaugh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Conemaugh 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 Conemaugh against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Conemaugh
Is East Conemaugh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Conemaugh ranks 44,863rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, low disaster risk, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Conemaugh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $43,007. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $39,441 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is East Conemaugh safe?
East Conemaugh is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $550 per resident a year.
Compare East Conemaugh with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Conemaugh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Conemaugh 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 Conemaugh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Conemaugh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Conemaugh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Conemaugh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Conemaugh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Conemaugh 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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