Best PlacesSoudersburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Soudersburg, 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.
Soudersburg ranks 15,710th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Soudersburg
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.
Soudersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Soudersburg ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute15.7 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
Where Soudersburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Soudersburg
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Soudersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,374; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Soudersburg's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Soudersburg
Soudersburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Soudersburg.
Who works in Soudersburg, and how
Work in Soudersburg centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Soudersburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Soudersburg.
What the weather is like in Soudersburg, month by month
Soudersburg sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Soudersburg
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Soudersburg
Schools across Soudersburg average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smoketown El SchA · 65% proficient
- Paradise El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gerald G Huesken MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Conestoga Valley ShsA− · 60% proficient
- Pequea Valley HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Soudersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Soudersburg 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 Soudersburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Soudersburg
Is Soudersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Soudersburg ranks 15,710th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Soudersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,725. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $74,374 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Soudersburg safe?
Soudersburg is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Soudersburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Soudersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Soudersburg 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.
Soudersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Soudersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Soudersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Soudersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Soudersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Soudersburg 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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