Best PlacesErdman, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Erdman, 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.
Erdman ranks 17,229th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on big-city access, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Erdman
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.
Erdman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Erdman ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
Where Erdman ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Erdman
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Erdman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,318, 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 Erdman's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Erdman
Erdman'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 Erdman.
Who works in Erdman, and how
Work in Erdman centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Erdman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Erdman.
What the weather is like in Erdman, month by month
Erdman sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Erdman
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Erdman
Schools across Erdman average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mahantongo El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Upper Dauphin Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Line Mountain El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Dauphin Area MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Line Mountain MsB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Line Mountain HsA · 73% proficient
- Upper Dauphin Area HsA− · 60% proficient
- Tri-valley JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Erdman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Erdman 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 Erdman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Erdman
Is Erdman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Erdman ranks 17,229th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and good schools, and lowest on education levels and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Erdman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,973. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $69,318 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Erdman safe?
Yes, Erdman is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Erdman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Erdman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Erdman 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.
Erdman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Erdman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Erdman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Erdman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Erdman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Erdman 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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