Best PlacesLaceyville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laceyville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Laceyville ranks 15,914th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Laceyville
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.
Laceyville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laceyville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Laceyville ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Laceyville
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laceyville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,969, 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 Laceyville's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Laceyville
Laceyville 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 Laceyville.
Who works in Laceyville, and how
Work in Laceyville centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Laceyville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Laceyville.
What the weather is like in Laceyville, month by month
Laceyville sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Laceyville
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Laceyville
Schools across Laceyville average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wyalusing Valley El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Elk Lake El SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Wyalusing Valley JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- Tunkhannock HsB · 50% proficient
- Elk Lake JshsC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laceyville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laceyville 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 Laceyville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Laceyville
Is Laceyville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laceyville ranks 15,914th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Laceyville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,264. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $75,969 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Laceyville safe?
Yes, Laceyville is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Laceyville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laceyville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laceyville 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.
Laceyville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laceyville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laceyville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laceyville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laceyville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laceyville 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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