Best PlacesSouth Park Township, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Park Township, 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.
South Park Township ranks 2,254th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Park Township
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.
South Park Township's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Park Township ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
Where South Park Township ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$991 a month, better than only 25% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Park Township
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Park Township home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,584, 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 South Park Township'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, 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 South Park Township
South Park Township 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 South Park Township.
Who works in South Park Township, and how
Work in South Park Township centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in South Park Township
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Park Township.
What the weather is like in South Park Township, month by month
South Park Township sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of South Park Township
Pittsburgh International sits about 18 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around South Park Township
Schools across South Park Township average an A, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Park Elem CenterA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Park MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- South Park ShsA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Park Township school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Park Township 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 South Park Township against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Park Township
Is South Park Township a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Park Township ranks 2,254th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, good schools, and health care access, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Park Township expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,795. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $110,584 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is South Park Township safe?
Yes, South Park Township is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare South Park Township with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Park Township. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Park Township 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.
South Park Township detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Park Township: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Park Township: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Park Township: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Park Township: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Park Township 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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