Best PlacesSlatington, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slatington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Slatington ranks 13,361st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Slatington
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.
Slatington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slatington ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
Where Slatington ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Slatington
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Slatington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,645, 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 Slatington's effective rate of 1.78%, 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 Slatington
Slatington runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Slatington.
Who works in Slatington, and how
Work in Slatington centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Slatington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slatington.
What the weather is like in Slatington, month by month
Slatington sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Slatington
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Slatington
Schools across Slatington average a B−, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ironton SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Schnecksville SchA+ · 80% proficient
- S S Palmer El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern Lehigh MsA · 65% proficient
- Palmerton Area JhsA− · 55% proficient
- Orefield MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkland HsA+ · 92% proficient
- Northwestern Lehigh HsA− · 60% proficient
- Northampton Area HsB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slatington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slatington 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 Slatington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slatington
Is Slatington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slatington ranks 13,361st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and biking, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slatington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,924. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $80,645 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Slatington safe?
Yes, Slatington is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Slatington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slatington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slatington 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.
Slatington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slatington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slatington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slatington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slatington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slatington 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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