Best PlacesMarshlands, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marshlands, 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.
Marshlands ranks 34,432nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marshlands
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.
Marshlands' strengths and weaknesses
Where Marshlands ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
Where Marshlands ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Household income$53,871 median, better than only 17% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marshlands
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marshlands home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,871, 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 Marshlands' effective rate of 0.93%, 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 Marshlands
Marshlands 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 Marshlands.
Who works in Marshlands, and how
Work in Marshlands 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 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Marshlands
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marshlands.
What the weather is like in Marshlands, month by month
Marshlands sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Marshlands
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marshlands
Schools across Marshlands average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top high schools
- Galeton Area SchB · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marshlands school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marshlands 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 Marshlands against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marshlands
Is Marshlands a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marshlands ranks 34,432nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and health care access, 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 Marshlands expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,443. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $53,871 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Marshlands safe?
Marshlands is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare Marshlands with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marshlands. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marshlands 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.
Marshlands detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marshlands: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marshlands: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marshlands: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marshlands: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marshlands 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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