Best PlacesSomers Lane, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Somers Lane, 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.
Somers Lane ranks 22,205th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Somers Lane
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.
Somers Lane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Somers Lane ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
Where Somers Lane ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Somers Lane
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Somers Lane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,702, 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 Somers Lane's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Somers Lane
Somers Lane runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Somers Lane.
Who works in Somers Lane, and how
Work in Somers Lane centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Somers Lane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Somers Lane.
What the weather is like in Somers Lane, month by month
Somers Lane sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Somers Lane
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around Somers Lane
Schools across Somers Lane average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Russell B Walter El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Williamson ShsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Somers Lane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Somers Lane 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 Somers Lane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Somers Lane
Is Somers Lane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Somers Lane ranks 22,205th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Somers Lane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,000. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,702 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Somers Lane safe?
Yes, Somers Lane is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Somers Lane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Somers Lane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Somers Lane 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.
Somers Lane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Somers Lane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Somers Lane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Somers Lane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Somers Lane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Somers Lane 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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