Best PlacesLorenton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lorenton, 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.
Lorenton ranks 23,957th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in Lorenton
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.
Lorenton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lorenton ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 74% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 73% of towns
Where Lorenton ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lorenton
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lorenton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,594, 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 Lorenton's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Lorenton
Lorenton 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 Lorenton.
Who works in Lorenton, and how
Work in Lorenton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lorenton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lorenton.
What the weather is like in Lorenton, month by month
Lorenton sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Lorenton
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lorenton
Schools across Lorenton average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Don Gill El SchA · 70% proficient
- Liberty El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- North Penn-liberty JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lorenton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lorenton 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 Lorenton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lorenton
Is Lorenton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lorenton ranks 23,957th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, tree cover, and low disaster risk, 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 Lorenton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,414. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $78,594 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Lorenton safe?
Yes, Lorenton is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Lorenton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lorenton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lorenton 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.
Lorenton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lorenton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lorenton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lorenton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lorenton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lorenton 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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