Best PlacesHuntingdon Valley, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Huntingdon Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Huntingdon Valley ranks 1,958th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Huntingdon Valley
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 Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huntingdon Valley ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$140,811 median, better than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
Where Huntingdon Valley ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,286 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Huntingdon Valley
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huntingdon Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $140,811; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Valley's effective rate of 1.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Huntingdon Valley
Huntingdon Valley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Huntingdon Valley.
Who works in Huntingdon Valley, and how
Work in Huntingdon Valley centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Huntingdon Valley
Huntingdon Valley has more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Huntingdon Valley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Huntingdon Valley, month by month
Huntingdon Valley sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Huntingdon Valley
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huntingdon Valley
Schools across Huntingdon Valley average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Road El SchA · 71% proficient
- Rydal El SchA · 71% proficient
- Joseph E Ferderbar El SchA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Murray Avenue SchA · 60% proficient
- Upper Moreland MsA− · 55% proficient
- Abington MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Upper Moreland HsA · 70% proficient
- Neshaminy HsA− · 62% proficient
- Abington ShsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huntingdon Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huntingdon Valley 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 Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Huntingdon Valley suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Huntingdon Valley
Is Huntingdon Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huntingdon Valley ranks 1,958th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and biking, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Huntingdon Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $526,554. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $140,811 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Huntingdon Valley safe?
Huntingdon Valley is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Huntingdon Valley?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of towns.
Is Huntingdon Valley good for families?
Schools beat 82% of towns, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $1,286 a month.
Compare Huntingdon Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huntingdon Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huntingdon Valley 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 Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huntingdon Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huntingdon Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huntingdon Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huntingdon Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huntingdon Valley 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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