Best PlacesFarmington, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farmington, 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.
Farmington ranks 23,945th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Farmington
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.
Farmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farmington ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Farmington ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farmington
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,351, 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 Farmington's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farmington
Farmington'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 Farmington.
Who works in Farmington, and how
Work in Farmington centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in Farmington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Farmington.
What the weather is like in Farmington, month by month
Farmington sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 76° | 68° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Farmington
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farmington
Schools across Farmington average a B, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wharton SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Marclay SchA− · 60% proficient
- Smithfield El SchA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Albert Gallatin North MsC · 32% proficient
- A J Mcmullen SchD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Uniontown Area ShsA · 70% proficient
- Albert Gallatin Area ShsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farmington 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 Farmington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farmington
Is Farmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farmington ranks 23,945th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,740. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $68,351 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Farmington safe?
Farmington is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
Compare Farmington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farmington 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.
Farmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farmington 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.