Best PlacesFleetwood, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fleetwood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fleetwood ranks 6,907th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fleetwood
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.
Fleetwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fleetwood ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Fleetwood ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fleetwood
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fleetwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,254, 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 Fleetwood'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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fleetwood
Fleetwood runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fleetwood.
Who works in Fleetwood, and how
Work in Fleetwood centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fleetwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fleetwood.
What the weather is like in Fleetwood, month by month
Fleetwood sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Fleetwood
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fleetwood
Schools across Fleetwood average a B+, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oley Valley El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Willow Creek El SchB+ · 52% proficient
- Andrew Maier El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brandywine Heights Intrmd/msA− · 58% proficient
- Oley Valley MsA− · 55% proficient
- Fleetwood MsB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Oley Valley ShsA+ · 95% proficient
- Fleetwood ShsB · 48% proficient
- Brandywine Heights HsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fleetwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fleetwood
Is Fleetwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fleetwood ranks 6,907th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fleetwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,544. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $94,254 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Fleetwood safe?
Yes, Fleetwood is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
Compare Fleetwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fleetwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fleetwood 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.
Fleetwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fleetwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fleetwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fleetwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fleetwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fleetwood 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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