Best PlacesPitman, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pitman, 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.
Pitman ranks 17,475th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pitman
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.
Pitman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pitman ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Pitman ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pitman
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pitman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,838, 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 Pitman's effective rate of 1.01%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pitman
Pitman runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pitman.
Who works in Pitman, and how
Work in Pitman centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Pitman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pitman.
What the weather is like in Pitman, month by month
Pitman sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, 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 | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Pitman
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pitman
Schools across Pitman average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mahantongo El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Shamokin Area El SchA · 65% proficient
- Line Mountain El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Line Mountain MsB+ · 47% proficient
- Mount Carmel Area JhD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Line Mountain HsA · 73% proficient
- Mount Carmel Area HsA− · 67% proficient
- Tri-valley JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pitman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pitman 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 Pitman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pitman
Is Pitman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pitman ranks 17,475th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pitman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,071. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $72,838 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Pitman safe?
Yes, Pitman is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Pitman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pitman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pitman 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.
Pitman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pitman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pitman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pitman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pitman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pitman 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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