Best PlacesImlertown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Imlertown, 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.
Imlertown ranks 27,137th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Imlertown
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.
Imlertown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Imlertown ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 79% of towns
Where Imlertown ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Imlertown
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Imlertown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,639, 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 Imlertown's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Imlertown
Imlertown 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 Imlertown.
Who works in Imlertown, and how
Work in Imlertown centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Imlertown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Imlertown.
What the weather is like in Imlertown, month by month
Imlertown sees roughly 77 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 Imlertown
The nearest airport, Altoona/Blair County, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Imlertown
Schools across Imlertown average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bedford El SchA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bedford MsB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Bedford ShsA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Imlertown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Imlertown 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 Imlertown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Imlertown
Is Imlertown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Imlertown ranks 27,137th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Imlertown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,157. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $56,639 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Imlertown safe?
Imlertown is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Imlertown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Imlertown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Imlertown 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.
Imlertown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Imlertown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Imlertown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Imlertown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Imlertown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Imlertown 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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