Best PlacesHuntingdon County, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Huntingdon County, 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.
Huntingdon County ranks 1,412th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Huntingdon County
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.
Huntingdon County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huntingdon County ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of counties
- TransitBetter than 81% of counties
Where Huntingdon County ranks low
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 12% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 19% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 23% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Huntingdon County
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huntingdon County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,738, 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 Huntingdon County's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County 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 Huntingdon County.
Who works in Huntingdon County, and how
Work in Huntingdon County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Huntingdon County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Huntingdon County growing, and who is moving in?
Huntingdon County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Philadelphia, PA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Huntingdon County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Huntingdon County, month by month
Huntingdon County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Huntingdon County
The nearest airport, Altoona/Blair County, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huntingdon County
Schools across Huntingdon County average a B, better than 78% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Shade Gap El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Tyrone Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Williamsburg Community El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tyrone Area MsB · 45% proficient
- Huntingdon Area MsB− · 40% proficient
- Tussey Mountain MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntingdon Area ShsA− · 65% proficient
- Tussey Mountain HsA− · 60% proficient
- Fannett-metal ShsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huntingdon County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huntingdon County 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 Huntingdon County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Huntingdon County suits
Common questions about living in Huntingdon County
Is Huntingdon County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huntingdon County ranks 1,412th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Huntingdon County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,058. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $70,738 median income, cost of living beats 42% of counties.
Is Huntingdon County safe?
Yes, Huntingdon County is safer than 65% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Huntingdon County?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of counties.
Is Huntingdon County good for families?
Schools beat 78% of counties, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $663 a month.
Compare Huntingdon County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huntingdon County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huntingdon County 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.
Huntingdon County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huntingdon County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huntingdon County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huntingdon County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huntingdon County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huntingdon County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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