Best PlacesLittle Italy, Erie, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Little Italy, Erie, 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.
Little Italy, Erie ranks 5,294th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Little Italy, Erie
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.
Little Italy, Erie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Little Italy, Erie ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$883 a month, better than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Little Italy, Erie ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$35,014 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Little Italy, Erie
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Little Italy, Erie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,014, 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 Little Italy, Erie's effective rate of 2.19%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Little Italy, Erie
Little Italy, Erie's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Little Italy, Erie.
Who works in Little Italy, Erie, and how
Work in Little Italy, Erie centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 32%
Life in Little Italy, Erie
Little Italy, Erie has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Little Italy, Erie and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Little Italy, Erie, month by month
Little Italy, Erie sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Little Italy, Erie
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Little Italy, Erie
Schools across Little Italy, Erie average a C, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grover Cleveland El SchC+ · 36% proficient
- Harding SchD+ · 23% proficient
- Perry El SchD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meadville MsC+ · 36% proficient
- Strong Vincent MsD · 23% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson MsD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Pa Collegiate AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Little Italy, Erie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Little Italy, Erie 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 Little Italy, Erie against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Little Italy, Erie
Is Little Italy, Erie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Little Italy, Erie ranks 5,294th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cell coverage, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Little Italy, Erie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $85,733. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $35,014 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Little Italy, Erie safe?
Little Italy, Erie is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $789 per resident a year.
Compare Little Italy, Erie with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Little Italy, Erie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Little Italy, Erie 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.
Little Italy, Erie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Little Italy, Erie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Little Italy, Erie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Little Italy, Erie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Little Italy, Erie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Little Italy, Erie 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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