Best PlacesHallstead, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hallstead, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hallstead ranks 19,813th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hallstead
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.
Hallstead's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hallstead ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of towns
Where Hallstead ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hallstead
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hallstead home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,432, 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 Hallstead's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hallstead
Hallstead's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hallstead.
Who works in Hallstead, and how
Work in Hallstead centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hallstead
Hallstead has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hallstead and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hallstead, month by month
Hallstead sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Hallstead
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hallstead
Schools across Hallstead average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Choconut Valley El SchA · 63% proficient
- Lathrop Street El SchA− · 57% proficient
- Blue Ridge El SchB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blue Ridge MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Ridge HsB+ · 55% proficient
- Montrose Area JshsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hallstead school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hallstead 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 Hallstead against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hallstead
Is Hallstead a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hallstead ranks 19,813th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, heat safety, and big-city access, and lowest on state infrastructure and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hallstead expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,841. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,432 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Hallstead safe?
Yes, Hallstead is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Hallstead with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hallstead. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hallstead 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.
Hallstead detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hallstead: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hallstead: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hallstead: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hallstead: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hallstead 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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