Best PlacesLovell, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lovell, 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.
Lovell ranks 26,515th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lovell
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.
Lovell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lovell ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Lovell ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lovell
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lovell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,354, 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 Lovell's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lovell
Lovell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lovell.
Who works in Lovell, and how
Work in Lovell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lovell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lovell.
What the weather is like in Lovell, month by month
Lovell sees roughly 84 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 Lovell
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lovell
Schools across Lovell average a B+, better than 70% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Corry Area MsC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Corry Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lovell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lovell 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 Lovell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lovell
Is Lovell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lovell ranks 26,515th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, health care access, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lovell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,900. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $66,354 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Lovell safe?
Lovell is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare Lovell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lovell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lovell 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.
Lovell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lovell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lovell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lovell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lovell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lovell 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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