Best PlacesIrvine, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Irvine, 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.
Irvine ranks 31,216th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Irvine
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.
Irvine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Irvine ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 74% of towns
Where Irvine ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$52,768 median, better than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Irvine
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Irvine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,768, 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 Irvine's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Irvine
Irvine 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 Irvine.
Who works in Irvine, and how
Work in Irvine centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Irvine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Irvine.
What the weather is like in Irvine, month by month
Irvine sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 79° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Irvine
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Irvine
Schools across Irvine average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Warren Area El CtrA · 65% proficient
- Youngsville El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beaty-warren MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren Area HsA+ · 80% proficient
- Youngsville Ms/hsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Irvine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Irvine 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 Irvine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Irvine
Is Irvine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Irvine ranks 31,216th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on empty homes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Irvine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,236. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,768 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Irvine safe?
Yes, Irvine is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare Irvine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Irvine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Irvine 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.
Irvine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Irvine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Irvine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Irvine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Irvine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Irvine 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.