Best PlacesHomer City, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Homer City, 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.
Homer City ranks 11,802nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Homer City
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.
Homer City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Homer City ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
Where Homer City ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Homer City
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Homer City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,356, 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 Homer City's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Homer City
Homer City'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 Homer City.
Who works in Homer City, and how
Work in Homer City centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Homer City
Homer City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Homer City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Homer City, month by month
Homer City sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Homer City
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Homer City
Schools across Homer City average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- United El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Penns Manor Area El SchA · 70% proficient
- East Pike El SchA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indiana Area JhsA− · 55% proficient
- Apollo-ridge MsC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Apollo-ridge HsA · 70% proficient
- Homer-center JshsA− · 61% proficient
- United JshsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Homer City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Homer City 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 Homer City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Homer City
Is Homer City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Homer City ranks 11,802nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Homer City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,845. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $67,356 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Homer City safe?
Yes, Homer City is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
Compare Homer City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Homer City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Homer City 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.
Homer City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Homer City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Homer City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Homer City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Homer City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Homer City 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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