Best PlacesFombell, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fombell, 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.
Fombell ranks 8,812th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fombell
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.
Fombell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fombell ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
Where Fombell ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fombell
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fombell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,938, 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 Fombell's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 Fombell
Fombell runs older than the country, 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 Fombell.
Who works in Fombell, and how
Work in Fombell 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 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fombell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fombell.
What the weather is like in Fombell, month by month
Fombell sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Fombell
Pittsburgh International sits about 22 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fombell
Schools across Fombell average a B, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside El SchA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverside MsA · 59% proficient
- Hartman Intrmd SchB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln JshsB · 46% proficient
- Riverside HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fombell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fombell 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 Fombell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fombell
Is Fombell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fombell ranks 8,812th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fombell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,005. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $88,938 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Fombell safe?
Yes, Fombell is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $164 per resident a year.
Compare Fombell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fombell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fombell 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.
Fombell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fombell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fombell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fombell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fombell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fombell 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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