Best PlacesHellertown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hellertown, 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.
Hellertown ranks 4,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hellertown
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.
Hellertown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hellertown ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
Where Hellertown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hellertown
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hellertown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,080, 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 Hellertown's effective rate of 1.42%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hellertown
Hellertown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hellertown.
Who works in Hellertown, and how
Work in Hellertown centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to 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 Hellertown
Hellertown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of towns and more parkland per resident than 96% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hellertown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hellertown, month by month
Hellertown sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hellertown
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hellertown
Schools across Hellertown average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Saucon Valley El SchA · 65% proficient
- Wilson Borough El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saucon Valley MsA · 60% proficient
- Palisades MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Palisades HsA+ · 90% proficient
- Wilson Area HsA · 75% proficient
- Saucon Valley ShsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hellertown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hellertown 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 Hellertown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hellertown
Is Hellertown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hellertown ranks 4,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hellertown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,255. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $94,080 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Hellertown safe?
Yes, Hellertown is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Hellertown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hellertown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hellertown 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.
Hellertown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hellertown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hellertown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hellertown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hellertown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hellertown 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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