Best PlacesMoosic, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moosic, 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.
Moosic ranks 16,543rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Moosic
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.
Moosic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moosic ranks high
- Short commute14.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
Where Moosic ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moosic
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moosic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,051; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Moosic's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 Moosic
Moosic's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moosic.
Who works in Moosic, and how
Work in Moosic centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Moosic
Moosic has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Moosic and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moosic, month by month
Moosic sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Moosic
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moosic
Schools across Moosic average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside El Sch EastA · 65% proficient
- Old Forge El SchB · 50% proficient
- John G Whittier #2B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Scranton Intrmd SchD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Scranton HsA · 70% proficient
- Riverside JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moosic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moosic 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 Moosic against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moosic
Is Moosic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moosic ranks 16,543rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, biking, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moosic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,885. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $78,051 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Moosic safe?
Moosic is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $388 per resident a year.
Compare Moosic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moosic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moosic 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.
Moosic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moosic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moosic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moosic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moosic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moosic 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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