Best PlacesMountainville, Allentown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mountainville, Allentown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mountainville, Allentown ranks 3,611th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mountainville, Allentown
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.
Mountainville, Allentown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mountainville, Allentown ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$865 a month, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Mountainville, Allentown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mountainville, Allentown
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mountainville, Allentown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,621, 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 Mountainville, Allentown's effective rate of 1.72%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mountainville, Allentown
Mountainville, Allentown 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 Mountainville, Allentown.
Who works in Mountainville, Allentown, and how
Work in Mountainville, Allentown centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Mountainville, Allentown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mountainville, Allentown.
What the weather is like in Mountainville, Allentown, month by month
Mountainville, Allentown sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Mountainville, Allentown
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mountainville, Allentown
Schools across Mountainville, Allentown average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hiram W Dodd El SchD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Mountain MsD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- William Allen HsC · 31% proficient
- Louis E Dieruff HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mountainville, Allentown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mountainville, Allentown 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 Mountainville, Allentown against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mountainville, Allentown
Is Mountainville, Allentown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mountainville, Allentown ranks 3,611th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mountainville, Allentown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,743. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $69,621 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Mountainville, Allentown safe?
Yes, Mountainville, Allentown is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Mountainville, Allentown with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mountainville, Allentown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mountainville, Allentown 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.
Mountainville, Allentown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mountainville, Allentown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mountainville, Allentown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mountainville, Allentown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mountainville, Allentown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mountainville, Allentown 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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