Best PlacesStrangford, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strangford, 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.
Strangford ranks 27,508th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Strangford
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.
Strangford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strangford ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Strangford ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$56,656 median, better than only 22% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Strangford
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strangford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,656, 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 Strangford's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 Strangford
Strangford 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 Strangford.
Who works in Strangford, and how
Work in Strangford centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Strangford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Strangford.
What the weather is like in Strangford, month by month
Strangford sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Strangford
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strangford
Schools across Strangford average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grandview El SchA− · 59% proficient
- Blairsville El SchC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Derry Area MsB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Derry Area ShsA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Strangford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strangford 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 Strangford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Strangford
Is Strangford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strangford ranks 27,508th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, short commutes, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strangford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,839. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $56,656 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Strangford safe?
Yes, Strangford is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare Strangford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strangford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strangford 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.
Strangford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strangford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strangford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strangford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strangford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strangford 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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