Best PlacesHighland Corners, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highland Corners, 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.
Highland Corners ranks 30,012th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highland Corners
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.
Highland Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Highland Corners ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Highland Corners ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Highland Corners
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highland Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,115, 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 Highland Corners' effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Highland Corners
Highland Corners 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 Highland Corners.
Who works in Highland Corners, and how
Work in Highland Corners centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Highland Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Highland Corners.
What the weather is like in Highland Corners, month by month
Highland Corners sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 56° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Highland Corners
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Highland Corners
Schools across Highland Corners average a B+, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Johnsonburg Area El SchA− · 62% proficient
- Kane Area El SchB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kane Area MsB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Kane Area HsA · 73% proficient
- Johnsonburg Area HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highland Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highland Corners 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 Highland Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Highland Corners
Is Highland Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highland Corners ranks 30,012th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highland Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,607. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $59,115 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Highland Corners safe?
Yes, Highland Corners is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare Highland Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highland Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highland Corners 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.
Highland Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highland Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highland Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highland Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highland Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highland Corners 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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