Best PlacesNorth Hill Historic District, New Castle, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Hill Historic District, New Castle, 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.
North Hill Historic District, New Castle ranks 5,071st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Hill Historic District, New Castle
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.
North Hill Historic District, New Castle's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Hill Historic District, New Castle ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where North Hill Historic District, New Castle ranks low
- Household income$42,891 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Hill Historic District, New Castle
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Hill Historic District, New Castle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,891, 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 North Hill Historic District, New Castle's effective rate of 1.91%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Hill Historic District, New Castle
North Hill Historic District, New Castle 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 North Hill Historic District, New Castle.
Who works in North Hill Historic District, New Castle, and how
Work in North Hill Historic District, New Castle centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Hill Historic District, New Castle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Hill Historic District, New Castle.
What the weather is like in North Hill Historic District, New Castle, month by month
North Hill Historic District, New Castle sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of North Hill Historic District, New Castle
Pittsburgh International sits about 36 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Hill Historic District, New Castle
Schools across North Hill Historic District, New Castle average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Neshannock Memorial El SchA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Castle JhsD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Neshannock JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- New Castle ShsB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Hill Historic District, New Castle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Hill Historic District, New Castle 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 North Hill Historic District, New Castle against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Hill Historic District, New Castle
Is North Hill Historic District, New Castle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Hill Historic District, New Castle ranks 5,071st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and quiet, and lowest on low incomes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Hill Historic District, New Castle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,360. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $42,891 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is North Hill Historic District, New Castle safe?
North Hill Historic District, New Castle is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $398 per resident a year.
Compare North Hill Historic District, New Castle with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Hill Historic District, New Castle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Hill Historic District, New Castle 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.
North Hill Historic District, New Castle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Hill Historic District, New Castle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Hill Historic District, New Castle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Hill Historic District, New Castle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Hill Historic District, New Castle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Hill Historic District, New Castle 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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