Best PlacesNazareth, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nazareth, 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.
Nazareth ranks 397th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nazareth
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.
Nazareth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nazareth ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 89% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of cities
Where Nazareth ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Nazareth
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nazareth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,002, 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 Nazareth's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 Nazareth
Nazareth runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nazareth.
Who works in Nazareth, and how
Work in Nazareth centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Nazareth
Nazareth has more parkland per resident than 97% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Nazareth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nazareth, month by month
Nazareth sees roughly 62 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 Nazareth
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nazareth
Schools across Nazareth average an A, better than 89% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Moore El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Asa Packer El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Shawnee El SchA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nazareth Area Intermediate SchA · 65% proficient
- Wind Gap MsA · 60% proficient
- Nazareth Area MsB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Nazareth Area HsA · 74% proficient
- Northampton Area HsB+ · 58% proficient
- Easton Area HsC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nazareth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nazareth 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 Nazareth against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Nazareth suits
Common questions about living in Nazareth
Is Nazareth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nazareth ranks 397th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nazareth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,770. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $109,002 median income, cost of living beats 68% of cities.
Is Nazareth safe?
Yes, Nazareth is safer than 94% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nazareth?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 22. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of cities.
Is Nazareth good for families?
Schools beat 89% of cities, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare Nazareth with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nazareth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nazareth 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.
Nazareth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nazareth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nazareth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nazareth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nazareth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nazareth 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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