Best PlacesNorth Irwin, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Irwin, 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 Irwin ranks 19,543rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Irwin
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 Irwin's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Irwin ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
Where North Irwin ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$48,000 median, better than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Irwin
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Irwin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,000, 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 Irwin's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 6 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 Irwin
North Irwin's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Irwin.
Who works in North Irwin, and how
Work in North Irwin centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Irwin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Irwin.
What the weather is like in North Irwin, month by month
North Irwin sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of North Irwin
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Irwin
Schools across North Irwin average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan Terrace El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norwin MsA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Norwin ShsA+ · 82% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Irwin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Irwin 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 Irwin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Irwin
Is North Irwin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Irwin ranks 19,543rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, good schools, and walkability, and lowest on noise and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Irwin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,500. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $48,000 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is North Irwin safe?
North Irwin is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare North Irwin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Irwin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Irwin 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 Irwin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Irwin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Irwin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Irwin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Irwin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Irwin 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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