Best PlacesGibsonia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gibsonia, 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.
Gibsonia ranks 184th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gibsonia
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.
Gibsonia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gibsonia ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of cities
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of cities
Where Gibsonia ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Gibsonia
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gibsonia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $139,902, 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 Gibsonia's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 Gibsonia
Gibsonia runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gibsonia.
Who works in Gibsonia, and how
Work in Gibsonia centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gibsonia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gibsonia.
What the weather is like in Gibsonia, month by month
Gibsonia sees roughly 74 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 Gibsonia
Pittsburgh International sits about 18 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 Gibsonia
Schools across Gibsonia average an A+, better than 98% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Wexford El SchA+ · 88% proficient
- Central El SchA+ · 86% proficient
- Poff El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eden Hall Upper El SchA+ · 74% proficient
- Hampton MsA+ · 70% proficient
- Pine-richland MsA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine-richland HsA+ · 91% proficient
- Hampton HsA+ · 90% proficient
- North Allegheny HsA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gibsonia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gibsonia 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 Gibsonia against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Gibsonia suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Gibsonia
Is Gibsonia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gibsonia ranks 184th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low disaster risk, civic engagement, and good schools, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gibsonia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $419,260. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $139,902 median income, cost of living beats 92% of cities.
Is Gibsonia safe?
Yes, Gibsonia is safer than 80% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Gibsonia?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 20. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Gibsonia good for families?
Schools beat 98% of cities, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $990 a month.
Compare Gibsonia with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gibsonia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gibsonia 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.
Gibsonia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gibsonia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gibsonia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gibsonia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gibsonia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gibsonia 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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