Best PlacesPocono Farms, Tobyhanna, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna, 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.
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna ranks 4,360th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
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.
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$788 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute40.4 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,195, 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 Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna runs older 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 Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna.
Who works in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna, and how
Work in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna.
What the weather is like in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna, month by month
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
Schools across Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Clear Run Intrmd SchA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Swiftwater Interm SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Pocono Mountain West JhsD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Pocono Mountain West HsB · 47% proficient
- Pocono Mountain East HsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna 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 Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna
Is Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna ranks 4,360th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and affordable childcare, and lowest on empty homes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,297. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $74,195 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna safe?
Yes, Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna 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.
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna 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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