Best PlacesFassett, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fassett, 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.
Fassett ranks 31,628th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on good schools, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fassett
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.
Fassett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fassett ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
Where Fassett ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fassett
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fassett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,837, 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 Fassett's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Fassett
Fassett runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fassett.
Who works in Fassett, and how
Work in Fassett centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fassett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fassett.
What the weather is like in Fassett, month by month
Fassett sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Fassett
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fassett
Schools across Fassett average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Troy Intrmd SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Sru El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harlan Rowe MsB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Athens Area HsA · 73% proficient
- Troy Area JshsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fassett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fassett 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 Fassett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fassett
Is Fassett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fassett ranks 31,628th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fassett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,301. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $60,837 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Fassett safe?
Yes, Fassett is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare Fassett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fassett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fassett 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.
Fassett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fassett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fassett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fassett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fassett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fassett 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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