Best PlacesSinnamahoning, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sinnamahoning, 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.
Sinnamahoning ranks 42,082nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sinnamahoning
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.
Sinnamahoning's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sinnamahoning ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 73% of towns
Where Sinnamahoning ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Household income$52,372 median, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sinnamahoning
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sinnamahoning home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,372, 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 Sinnamahoning's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sinnamahoning
Sinnamahoning runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sinnamahoning.
Who works in Sinnamahoning, and how
Work in Sinnamahoning centers on manufacturing and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sinnamahoning
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sinnamahoning.
What the weather is like in Sinnamahoning, month by month
Sinnamahoning sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Sinnamahoning
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sinnamahoning
Schools across Sinnamahoning average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bennetts Valley El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Woodland El SchA · 65% proficient
- Renovo El SchB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bucktail Area MsD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Bucktail HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Cameron County JshsC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sinnamahoning school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sinnamahoning 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 Sinnamahoning against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sinnamahoning
Is Sinnamahoning a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sinnamahoning ranks 42,082nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sinnamahoning expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,277. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $52,372 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Sinnamahoning safe?
Sinnamahoning is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
Compare Sinnamahoning with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sinnamahoning. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sinnamahoning 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.
Sinnamahoning detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sinnamahoning: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sinnamahoning: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sinnamahoning: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sinnamahoning: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sinnamahoning 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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