Best PlacesSouthampton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southampton, 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.
Southampton ranks 314th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southampton
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.
Southampton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southampton ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of cities
Where Southampton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 17% of cities
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 18% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Southampton
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southampton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $144,617, 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 Southampton's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southampton
Southampton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southampton.
Who works in Southampton, and how
Work in Southampton centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Southampton
Southampton has more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Southampton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southampton, month by month
Southampton sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Southampton
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 25 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southampton
Schools across Southampton average an A−, better than 84% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest El SchA+ · 76% proficient
- Holland El SchA · 66% proficient
- Churchville El SchA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newtown MsA · 65% proficient
- Holland MsB · 46% proficient
- Poquessing MsB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Council Rock Hs SouthA+ · 84% proficient
- Neshaminy HsA− · 62% proficient
- William Tennent HsB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southampton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southampton 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 Southampton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Southampton suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of cities and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Southampton
Is Southampton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southampton ranks 314th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southampton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $520,010. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $144,617 median income, cost of living beats 91% of cities.
Is Southampton safe?
Yes, Southampton is safer than 90% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Southampton?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of cities.
Is Southampton good for families?
Schools beat 84% of cities, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $1,200 a month.
Compare Southampton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southampton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southampton 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.
Southampton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southampton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southampton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southampton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southampton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southampton 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.