Best PlacesStarford, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Starford, 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.
Starford ranks 28,827th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Starford
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.
Starford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Starford ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Starford ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute37.5 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
Who lives in Starford
Starford runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Starford.
Who works in Starford, and how
Work in Starford centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Starford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Starford.
What the weather is like in Starford, month by month
Starford sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Starford
The nearest airport, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Starford
Schools across Starford average a B−, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Purchase Line El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top high schools
- Purchase Line JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Starford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Starford 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 Starford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Starford
Is Starford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Starford ranks 28,827th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on education levels and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Starford safe?
Yes, Starford is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Starford?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 22. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of towns.
Compare Starford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Starford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Starford 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.
Starford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Starford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Starford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Starford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Starford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Starford 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.
- 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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