Best PlacesGreenock, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenock, 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.
Greenock ranks 36,899th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Greenock
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.
Greenock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenock ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of towns
Where Greenock ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,029 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenock
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,029, 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 Greenock's effective rate of 2.11%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenock
Greenock runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Greenock.
Who works in Greenock, and how
Work in Greenock centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Greenock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greenock.
What the weather is like in Greenock, month by month
Greenock sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Greenock
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenock
Schools across Greenock average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stewartsville El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elizabeth Forward MsB · 45% proficient
- Founders Hall Middle SchD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Elizabeth Forward ShsA− · 60% proficient
- Mckeesport Area ShsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenock 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 Greenock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenock
Is Greenock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenock ranks 36,899th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and biking, and lowest on property taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,290. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $50,029 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Greenock safe?
Greenock is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare Greenock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenock 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.
Greenock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenock 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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