Best PlacesMadley, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Madley, 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.
Madley ranks 24,655th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Madley
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.
Madley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Madley ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Madley ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$56,106 median, better than only 21% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Madley
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Madley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,106, 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 Madley's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Madley
Madley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Madley.
Who works in Madley, and how
Work in Madley centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Madley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Madley.
What the weather is like in Madley, month by month
Madley sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Madley
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Madley
Schools across Madley average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bedford El SchA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bedford MsB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Bedford ShsA · 72% proficient
- Chestnut Ridge ShsB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Madley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Madley 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 Madley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Madley
Is Madley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Madley ranks 24,655th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and good schools, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Madley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,009. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $56,106 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Madley safe?
Yes, Madley is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Madley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Madley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Madley 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.
Madley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Madley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Madley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Madley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Madley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Madley 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.