Best PlacesHottelville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hottelville, 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.
Hottelville ranks 36,588th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hottelville
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.
Hottelville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hottelville ranks high
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Hottelville ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hottelville
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hottelville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,850, 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 Hottelville's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hottelville
Hottelville 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 Hottelville.
Who works in Hottelville, and how
Work in Hottelville centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hottelville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hottelville.
What the weather is like in Hottelville, month by month
Hottelville sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Hottelville
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hottelville
Schools across Hottelville average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Forest El SchA− · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookville JshsB · 48% proficient
- East Forest JshsB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hottelville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hottelville 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 Hottelville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hottelville
Is Hottelville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hottelville ranks 36,588th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hottelville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,400. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $51,850 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Hottelville safe?
Hottelville is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
Compare Hottelville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hottelville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hottelville 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.
Hottelville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hottelville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hottelville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hottelville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hottelville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hottelville 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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