Best PlacesEichelbergertown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eichelbergertown, 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.
Eichelbergertown ranks 17,076th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eichelbergertown
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.
Eichelbergertown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eichelbergertown ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Eichelbergertown ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eichelbergertown
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eichelbergertown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,405, 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 Eichelbergertown's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Eichelbergertown
Eichelbergertown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eichelbergertown.
Who works in Eichelbergertown, and how
Work in Eichelbergertown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Eichelbergertown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eichelbergertown.
What the weather is like in Eichelbergertown, month by month
Eichelbergertown sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Eichelbergertown
The nearest airport, Altoona/Blair County, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eichelbergertown
Schools across Eichelbergertown average an A−, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northern Bedford Co El SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Tussey Mountain ElA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern Bedford County MsA · 65% proficient
- Tussey Mountain MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Northern Bedford County HsA+ · 95% proficient
- Tussey Mountain HsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eichelbergertown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eichelbergertown 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 Eichelbergertown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eichelbergertown
Is Eichelbergertown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eichelbergertown ranks 17,076th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, heat safety, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eichelbergertown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,404. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,405 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Eichelbergertown safe?
Yes, Eichelbergertown is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $160 per resident a year.
Compare Eichelbergertown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eichelbergertown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eichelbergertown 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.
Eichelbergertown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eichelbergertown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eichelbergertown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eichelbergertown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eichelbergertown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eichelbergertown 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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