Best PlacesHughestown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hughestown, 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.
Hughestown ranks 6,912th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hughestown
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.
Hughestown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hughestown ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of towns
Where Hughestown ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hughestown
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hughestown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,286, 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 Hughestown's effective rate of 1.60%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hughestown
Hughestown's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hughestown.
Who works in Hughestown, and how
Work in Hughestown centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hughestown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hughestown.
What the weather is like in Hughestown, month by month
Hughestown sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hughestown
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hughestown
Schools across Hughestown average a B+, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pittston City Intrmd CtrA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pittston Area MsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittston Area ShsA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hughestown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hughestown 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 Hughestown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hughestown
Is Hughestown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hughestown ranks 6,912th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, big-city access, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hughestown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,877. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $83,286 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Hughestown safe?
Yes, Hughestown is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
Compare Hughestown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hughestown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hughestown 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.
Hughestown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hughestown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hughestown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hughestown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hughestown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hughestown 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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