Best PlacesGibbon Glade, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gibbon Glade, 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.
Gibbon Glade ranks 31,648th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gibbon Glade
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.
Gibbon Glade's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gibbon Glade ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
Where Gibbon Glade ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$57,265 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gibbon Glade
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gibbon Glade home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,265, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Gibbon Glade's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gibbon Glade
Gibbon Glade's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Gibbon Glade.
Who works in Gibbon Glade, and how
Work in Gibbon Glade centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Gibbon Glade
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gibbon Glade.
What the weather is like in Gibbon Glade, month by month
Gibbon Glade sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 76° | 68° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 50° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Gibbon Glade
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gibbon Glade
Schools across Gibbon Glade average a B, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wharton SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Marclay SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- A J Mcmullen SchD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Uniontown Area ShsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gibbon Glade school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gibbon Glade 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 Gibbon Glade against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gibbon Glade
Is Gibbon Glade a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gibbon Glade ranks 31,648th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gibbon Glade expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,785. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $57,265 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Gibbon Glade safe?
Gibbon Glade is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $470 per resident a year.
Compare Gibbon Glade with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gibbon Glade. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gibbon Glade 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.
Gibbon Glade detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gibbon Glade: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gibbon Glade: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gibbon Glade: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gibbon Glade: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gibbon Glade 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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