Best PlacesHibbs, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hibbs, 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.
Hibbs ranks 29,371st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hibbs
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.
Hibbs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hibbs ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 72% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Hibbs ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hibbs
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hibbs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,205, 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 Hibbs' effective rate of 1.07%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hibbs
Hibbs runs older than the country, 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 Hibbs.
Who works in Hibbs, and how
Work in Hibbs centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hibbs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hibbs.
What the weather is like in Hibbs, month by month
Hibbs sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Hibbs
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hibbs
Schools across Hibbs average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George J Plava El SchC+ · 37% proficient
- Brownsville Area El SchC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Albert Gallatin North MsC · 32% proficient
- Brownsville Area MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Albert Gallatin Area ShsB+ · 54% proficient
- Brownsville Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hibbs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hibbs 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 Hibbs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hibbs
Is Hibbs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hibbs ranks 29,371st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and big-city access, and lowest on walkability and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hibbs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,989. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $64,205 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Hibbs safe?
Hibbs is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare Hibbs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hibbs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hibbs 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.
Hibbs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hibbs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hibbs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hibbs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hibbs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hibbs 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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