Best PlacesMcAlevys Fort, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McAlevys Fort, 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.
McAlevys Fort ranks 15,590th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McAlevys Fort
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.
McAlevys Fort's strengths and weaknesses
Where McAlevys Fort ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where McAlevys Fort ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McAlevys Fort
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McAlevys Fort home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,167, 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 McAlevys Fort's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McAlevys Fort
McAlevys Fort 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 McAlevys Fort.
Who works in McAlevys Fort, and how
Work in McAlevys Fort centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in McAlevys Fort
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McAlevys Fort.
What the weather is like in McAlevys Fort, month by month
McAlevys Fort sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of McAlevys Fort
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around McAlevys Fort
Schools across McAlevys Fort average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stone Valley Community CsB+ · 52% proficient
- Standing Stone El SchB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Huntingdon Area MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntingdon Area ShsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McAlevys Fort school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McAlevys Fort 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 McAlevys Fort against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McAlevys Fort
Is McAlevys Fort a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McAlevys Fort ranks 15,590th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low disaster risk, and an educated workforce, and lowest on empty homes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McAlevys Fort expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,600. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $75,167 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is McAlevys Fort safe?
Yes, McAlevys Fort is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare McAlevys Fort with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McAlevys Fort. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McAlevys Fort 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.
McAlevys Fort detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McAlevys Fort: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McAlevys Fort: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McAlevys Fort: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McAlevys Fort: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McAlevys Fort 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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