Best PlacesFrenchs Corners, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Frenchs Corners, 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.
Frenchs Corners ranks 22,835th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Frenchs Corners
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.
Frenchs Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Frenchs Corners ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 81% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of towns
Where Frenchs Corners ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Frenchs Corners
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Frenchs Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,373, 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 Frenchs Corners' effective rate of 1.28%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Frenchs Corners
Frenchs Corners 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 Frenchs Corners.
Who works in Frenchs Corners, and how
Work in Frenchs Corners centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Frenchs Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Frenchs Corners.
What the weather is like in Frenchs Corners, month by month
Frenchs Corners sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Frenchs Corners
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Frenchs Corners
Schools across Frenchs Corners average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dayton El SchA · 70% proficient
- West Hills Primary SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Hills Intermediate SchA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Armstrong JshsB+ · 51% proficient
- West Shamokin JshsB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Frenchs Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Frenchs Corners 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 Frenchs Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Frenchs Corners
Is Frenchs Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Frenchs Corners ranks 22,835th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and good schools, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Frenchs Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,967. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $63,373 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Frenchs Corners safe?
Yes, Frenchs Corners is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare Frenchs Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Frenchs Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Frenchs Corners 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.
Frenchs Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Frenchs Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Frenchs Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Frenchs Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Frenchs Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Frenchs Corners 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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