Best PlacesLanghorne, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Langhorne, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Langhorne ranks 545th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Langhorne
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.
The best areas in Langhorne
The parts of Langhorne, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Summit Trace
Idlewood & Parkland
Oxford Crossing
Tareyton Estates
Scores across Langhorne run from about the 38th to the 97th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Langhorne's strengths and weaknesses
Where Langhorne ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of cities
Where Langhorne ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Langhorne
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Langhorne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,132, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Langhorne's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Langhorne
Langhorne runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Langhorne.
Who works in Langhorne, and how
Work in Langhorne centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Langhorne
Langhorne has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of cities and more parkland per resident than 95% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Langhorne and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Langhorne, month by month
Langhorne sees roughly 58 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 Langhorne
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 27 miles away.
The best schools in and around Langhorne
Schools across Langhorne average an A−, better than 81% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Afton El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Oxford Valley El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Goodnoe El SchA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newtown MsA · 65% proficient
- William Penn MsA− · 55% proficient
- Pennwood MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Council Rock Hs SouthA+ · 84% proficient
- Council Rock Hs NorthA · 67% proficient
- Neshaminy HsA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Langhorne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Langhorne 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 Langhorne against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Langhorne suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of cities and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Langhorne
Is Langhorne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Langhorne ranks 545th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, health care access, and big-city access, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Langhorne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $470,034. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $115,132 median income, cost of living beats 71% of cities.
Is Langhorne safe?
Yes, Langhorne is safer than 81% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Langhorne?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Langhorne?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Summit Trace, Idlewood & Parkland, and Oxford Crossing. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Langhorne with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Langhorne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Langhorne 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.
Langhorne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Langhorne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Langhorne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Langhorne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Langhorne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Langhorne 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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