Best PlacesFrankfort Springs, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Frankfort Springs, 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.
Frankfort Springs ranks 9,915th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Frankfort Springs
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.
Frankfort Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Frankfort Springs ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
Where Frankfort Springs ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 29% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Frankfort Springs
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Frankfort Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,750, 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 Frankfort Springs' effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Frankfort Springs
Frankfort Springs runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Frankfort Springs.
Who works in Frankfort Springs, and how
Work in Frankfort Springs centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Frankfort Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Frankfort Springs.
What the weather is like in Frankfort Springs, month by month
Frankfort Springs sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Frankfort Springs
Pittsburgh International sits about 11 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 Frankfort Springs
Schools across Frankfort Springs average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Side El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Side MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- South Side HsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Frankfort Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Frankfort Springs 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 Frankfort Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Frankfort Springs
Is Frankfort Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Frankfort Springs ranks 9,915th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on a weak job market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Frankfort Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,800. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $77,750 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Frankfort Springs safe?
Yes, Frankfort Springs is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $191 per resident a year.
Compare Frankfort Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Frankfort Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Frankfort Springs 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.
Frankfort Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Frankfort Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Frankfort Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Frankfort Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Frankfort Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Frankfort Springs 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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