Best PlacesRockledge, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rockledge, 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.
Rockledge ranks 6,689th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rockledge
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.
Rockledge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rockledge ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where Rockledge ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,296 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rockledge
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rockledge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,306, 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 Rockledge's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 Rockledge
Rockledge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rockledge.
Who works in Rockledge, and how
Work in Rockledge centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Rockledge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rockledge.
What the weather is like in Rockledge, month by month
Rockledge sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Rockledge
Philadelphia International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 14.8 million passengers in 2025, with 179 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rockledge
Schools across Rockledge average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mckinley SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Abington MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Abington ShsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rockledge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rockledge 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 Rockledge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rockledge
Is Rockledge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rockledge ranks 6,689th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rockledge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,021. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $87,306 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Rockledge safe?
Rockledge is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
Compare Rockledge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rockledge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rockledge 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.
Rockledge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rockledge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rockledge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rockledge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rockledge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rockledge 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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