Best PlacesGardenville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gardenville, 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.
Gardenville ranks 437th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gardenville
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.
Gardenville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gardenville ranks high
- Household income$196,471 median, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where Gardenville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,200 a month, better 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 Gardenville
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gardenville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $196,471, 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 Gardenville's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gardenville
Gardenville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Gardenville.
Who works in Gardenville, and how
Work in Gardenville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gardenville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gardenville.
What the weather is like in Gardenville, month by month
Gardenville sees roughly 61 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 | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Gardenville
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gardenville
Schools across Gardenville average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tinicum El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Gayman El SchA+ · 79% proficient
- Groveland El SchA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tohickon MsA · 60% proficient
- Palisades MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Palisades HsA+ · 90% proficient
- Central Bucks Hs-eastA+ · 84% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gardenville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gardenville 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 Gardenville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gardenville
Is Gardenville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gardenville ranks 437th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and big-city access, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gardenville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $705,000. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $196,471 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Gardenville safe?
Yes, Gardenville is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare Gardenville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gardenville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gardenville 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.
Gardenville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gardenville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gardenville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gardenville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gardenville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gardenville 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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