Best PlacesSchwenksville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schwenksville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Schwenksville ranks 1,094th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Schwenksville
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.
Schwenksville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schwenksville ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$135,733 median, better than 96% of towns
Where Schwenksville ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,296 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schwenksville
A household needs to earn about $127,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schwenksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,733, 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 Schwenksville's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 Schwenksville
Schwenksville'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 Schwenksville.
Who works in Schwenksville, and how
Work in Schwenksville centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Schwenksville
Schwenksville has more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Schwenksville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Schwenksville, month by month
Schwenksville sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, 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 | 41° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Schwenksville
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schwenksville
Schools across Schwenksville average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Evergreen El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Oak Ridge El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Schwenksville El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perkiomen Valley Ms-westA+ · 70% proficient
- Perkiomen Valley Ms-eastA · 65% proficient
- Indian Valley MsA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Spring-ford Shs 9-12 CtrA+ · 98% proficient
- Perkiomen Valley HsA+ · 80% proficient
- Souderton Area ShsA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schwenksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schwenksville 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 Schwenksville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schwenksville
Is Schwenksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schwenksville ranks 1,094th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, big-city access, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schwenksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $452,611. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $135,733 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Schwenksville safe?
Yes, Schwenksville is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Schwenksville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schwenksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schwenksville 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.
Schwenksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schwenksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schwenksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schwenksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schwenksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schwenksville 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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