Best PlacesStar Junction, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Star Junction, 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.
Star Junction ranks 17,384th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Star Junction
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.
Star Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Star Junction ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Star Junction ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 29% of towns
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Star Junction
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Star Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,289, 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 Star Junction's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 Star Junction
Star Junction 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 Star Junction.
Who works in Star Junction, and how
Work in Star Junction centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Star Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Star Junction.
What the weather is like in Star Junction, month by month
Star Junction 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 Star Junction
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Star Junction
Schools across Star Junction average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frazier El SchB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frazier MsC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Frazier HsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Star Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Star Junction 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 Star Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Star Junction
Is Star Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Star Junction ranks 17,384th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and cell coverage, and lowest on state infrastructure and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Star Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,668. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $74,289 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Star Junction safe?
Yes, Star Junction is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Star Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Star Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Star Junction 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.
Star Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Star Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Star Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Star Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Star Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Star Junction 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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