Best PlacesSalisbury Junction, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Salisbury Junction, 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.
Salisbury Junction ranks 38,818th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Salisbury Junction
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.
Salisbury Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Salisbury Junction ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of towns
Where Salisbury Junction ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Household income$53,748 median, better than only 17% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Salisbury Junction
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Salisbury Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,748, 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 Salisbury Junction's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Salisbury Junction
Salisbury Junction runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Salisbury Junction.
Who works in Salisbury Junction, and how
Work in Salisbury Junction centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Salisbury Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Salisbury Junction.
What the weather is like in Salisbury Junction, month by month
Salisbury Junction sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Salisbury Junction
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Salisbury Junction
Schools across Salisbury Junction average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meyersdale Area El SchB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meyersdale Area MsB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Meyersdale Area HsA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Salisbury Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Salisbury Junction 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 Salisbury Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Salisbury Junction
Is Salisbury Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Salisbury Junction ranks 38,818th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, low disaster risk, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Salisbury Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,185. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $53,748 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Salisbury Junction safe?
Salisbury Junction is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $427 per resident a year.
Compare Salisbury Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Salisbury Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Salisbury Junction 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.
Salisbury Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Salisbury Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Salisbury Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Salisbury Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Salisbury Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Salisbury Junction 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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