Best PlacesHazleton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hazleton, 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.
Hazleton ranks 1,889th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hazleton
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.
Hazleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hazleton ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of cities
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 79% of cities
Where Hazleton ranks low
- Household income$49,602 median, better than only 1% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Hazleton
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hazleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,602, 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 Hazleton's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hazleton
Hazleton'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 Hazleton.
Who works in Hazleton, and how
Work in Hazleton centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hazleton
Hazleton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hazleton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hazleton, month by month
Hazleton sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hazleton
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hazleton
Schools across Hazleton average a D+, better than 14% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Drums El/msB− · 42% proficient
- Valley El/msC+ · 39% proficient
- Freeland El/msC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maple Manor El/msD · 19% proficient
- Hazleton El/msD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Hazleton Area HsC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hazleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hazleton 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 Hazleton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Hazleton suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Hazleton
Is Hazleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hazleton ranks 1,889th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on low incomes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hazleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,337. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $49,602 median income, cost of living beats 3% of cities.
Is Hazleton safe?
Hazleton is safer than 28% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hazleton?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of cities.
Is Hazleton good for families?
Schools beat 14% of cities, crime safety beats 28%, and childcare runs $824 a month.
Compare Hazleton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hazleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hazleton 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.
Hazleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hazleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hazleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hazleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hazleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hazleton 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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