Best PlacesKimberton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kimberton, 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.
Kimberton ranks 505th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kimberton
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.
Kimberton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kimberton ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$160,515 median, better than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
Where Kimberton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kimberton
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kimberton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $160,515, 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 Kimberton's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 Kimberton
Kimberton 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 Kimberton.
Who works in Kimberton, and how
Work in Kimberton centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kimberton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kimberton.
What the weather is like in Kimberton, month by month
Kimberton sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Kimberton
Philadelphia International sits about 26 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 14.8 million passengers in 2025, with 179 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Kimberton
Schools across Kimberton average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Vincent El SchA+ · 95% proficient
- West Vincent El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Charlestown El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owen J Roberts MsA+ · 70% proficient
- Phoenixville Area MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Owen J Roberts HsA · 70% proficient
- Phoenixville Area HsD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kimberton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kimberton 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 Kimberton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kimberton
Is Kimberton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kimberton ranks 505th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kimberton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $507,699. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $160,515 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Kimberton safe?
Yes, Kimberton is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $162 per resident a year.
Compare Kimberton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kimberton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kimberton 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.
Kimberton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kimberton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kimberton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kimberton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kimberton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kimberton 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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