Best PlacesGreen Lane, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Lane, 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.
Green Lane ranks 2,848th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Green Lane
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.
Green Lane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Lane ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- Household income$114,144 median, better than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
Where Green Lane ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,275 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Green Lane
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Lane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,144, 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 Green Lane's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Green Lane
Green Lane runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Green Lane.
Who works in Green Lane, and how
Work in Green Lane centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Green Lane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Green Lane.
What the weather is like in Green Lane, month by month
Green Lane sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, 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 | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Green Lane
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Green Lane
Schools across Green Lane average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pfaff El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Salford Hills El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- West Rockhill El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perkiomen Valley Ms-westA+ · 70% proficient
- Pennridge South MsA · 60% proficient
- Strayer MsA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Quakertown Community HsA+ · 85% proficient
- Souderton Area ShsA+ · 80% proficient
- Pennridge HsA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Lane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Lane 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 Green Lane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Green Lane
Is Green Lane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Lane ranks 2,848th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, good schools, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Lane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $397,015. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $114,144 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Green Lane safe?
Yes, Green Lane is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Green Lane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Lane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Lane 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.
Green Lane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Lane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Lane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Lane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Lane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Lane 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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