Best PlacesLopez, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lopez, 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.
Lopez ranks 16,976th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lopez
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.
Lopez's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lopez ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Lopez ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lopez
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lopez home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,894, 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 Lopez's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lopez
Lopez 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 Lopez.
Who works in Lopez, and how
Work in Lopez centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Lopez
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lopez.
What the weather is like in Lopez, month by month
Lopez sees roughly 69 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 Lopez
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lopez
Schools across Lopez average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wyalusing Valley El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Sullivan Co El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Tunkhannock HsB · 50% proficient
- Sullivan Co JshsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lopez school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lopez 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 Lopez against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lopez
Is Lopez a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lopez ranks 16,976th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, big-city access, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lopez expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,152. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $91,894 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Lopez safe?
Lopez is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Lopez with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lopez. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lopez 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.
Lopez detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lopez: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lopez: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lopez: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lopez: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lopez 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.