Best PlacesPatchinville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Patchinville, 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.
Patchinville ranks 28,022nd 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 Patchinville
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.
Patchinville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Patchinville ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
Where Patchinville ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Patchinville
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Patchinville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,439, 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 Patchinville's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Patchinville
Patchinville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Patchinville.
Who works in Patchinville, and how
Work in Patchinville centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Patchinville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Patchinville.
What the weather is like in Patchinville, month by month
Patchinville sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Patchinville
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Patchinville
Schools across Patchinville average a B, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Purchase Line El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Harmony Area El SchB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Harmony Area JshsB+ · 52% proficient
- Purchase Line JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Patchinville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Patchinville 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 Patchinville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Patchinville
Is Patchinville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Patchinville ranks 28,022nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a stable housing market, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Patchinville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,023. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $67,439 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Patchinville safe?
Yes, Patchinville is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $160 per resident a year.
Compare Patchinville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Patchinville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Patchinville 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.
Patchinville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Patchinville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Patchinville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Patchinville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Patchinville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Patchinville 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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