Best PlacesMahoning, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mahoning, 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.
Mahoning ranks 34,132nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mahoning
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.
Mahoning's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mahoning ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Mahoning ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$55,096 median, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mahoning
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mahoning home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,096, 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 Mahoning's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mahoning
Mahoning 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 Mahoning.
Who works in Mahoning, and how
Work in Mahoning centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mahoning
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mahoning.
What the weather is like in Mahoning, month by month
Mahoning sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Mahoning
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mahoning
Schools across Mahoning average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dayton El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Redbank Valley HsB · 50% proficient
- West Shamokin JshsB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mahoning school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mahoning 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 Mahoning against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mahoning
Is Mahoning a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mahoning ranks 34,132nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and heat safety, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mahoning expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,500. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $55,096 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Mahoning safe?
Yes, Mahoning is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare Mahoning with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mahoning. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mahoning 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.
Mahoning detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mahoning: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mahoning: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mahoning: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mahoning: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mahoning 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.