Best PlacesMount Braddock, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Braddock, 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.
Mount Braddock ranks 34,358th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Braddock
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.
Mount Braddock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Braddock ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of towns
Where Mount Braddock ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$46,354 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Braddock
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Braddock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,354, 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 Mount Braddock'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 Mount Braddock
Mount Braddock 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 Mount Braddock.
Who works in Mount Braddock, and how
Work in Mount Braddock centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mount Braddock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Braddock.
What the weather is like in Mount Braddock, month by month
Mount Braddock sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Mount Braddock
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Braddock
Schools across Mount Braddock average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marshall El SchA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Laurel Highlands MsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Laurel Highlands ShsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Braddock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Braddock 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 Mount Braddock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Braddock
Is Mount Braddock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Braddock ranks 34,358th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Braddock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,800. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $46,354 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Mount Braddock safe?
Yes, Mount Braddock is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Braddock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Braddock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Braddock 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.
Mount Braddock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Braddock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Braddock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Braddock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Braddock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Braddock 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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