Best PlacesHatfield, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hatfield, 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.
Hatfield ranks 2,185th 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 Hatfield
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.
Hatfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hatfield ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
Where Hatfield ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,290 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hatfield
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hatfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $114,923; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Hatfield's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 Hatfield
Hatfield'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 Hatfield.
Who works in Hatfield, and how
Work in Hatfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hatfield
Hatfield has more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hatfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hatfield, month by month
Hatfield sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Hatfield
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hatfield
Schools across Hatfield average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grasse El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Walton Farm El SchA · 65% proficient
- Kulp El SchA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pennridge Central MsA− · 55% proficient
- Pennfield MsA− · 54% proficient
- Penndale MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Pennridge HsA · 78% proficient
- North Penn ShsA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hatfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hatfield 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 Hatfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hatfield
Is Hatfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hatfield ranks 2,185th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, population health, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hatfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $433,658. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $114,923 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Hatfield safe?
Yes, Hatfield is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Hatfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hatfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hatfield 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.
Hatfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hatfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hatfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hatfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hatfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hatfield 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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