Best PlacesEast York, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East York, 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.
East York ranks 4,452nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East York
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 York's strengths and weaknesses
Where East York ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
Where East York ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East York
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East York home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,528, 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 York's effective rate of 1.68%, 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 7 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 York
East York'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 East York.
Who works in East York, and how
Work in East York centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in East York
East York has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of East York and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East York, month by month
East York sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of East York
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around East York
Schools across East York average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East York El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Stony Brook El SchB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- York Suburban MsA− · 55% proficient
- Central York MsB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- York Suburban ShsA+ · 91% proficient
- Central York HsA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East York school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East York 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 York against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East York
Is East York a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East York ranks 4,452nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East York expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,841. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $83,528 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is East York safe?
East York is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare East York with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East York. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East York 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 York detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East York: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East York: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East York: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East York: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East York 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.