Best PlacesStrawberry Ridge, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strawberry Ridge, 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.
Strawberry Ridge ranks 8,964th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Strawberry Ridge
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.
Strawberry Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strawberry Ridge ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Strawberry Ridge ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Strawberry Ridge
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strawberry Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,601, 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 Strawberry Ridge's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Strawberry Ridge
Strawberry Ridge runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Strawberry Ridge.
Who works in Strawberry Ridge, and how
Work in Strawberry Ridge centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Strawberry Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Strawberry Ridge.
What the weather is like in Strawberry Ridge, month by month
Strawberry Ridge sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Strawberry Ridge
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strawberry Ridge
Schools across Strawberry Ridge average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Millville Area El SchA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warrior Run MsA · 60% proficient
- Danville Area MsA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Danville Area ShsA+ · 91% proficient
- Warrior Run HsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Strawberry Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strawberry Ridge 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 Strawberry Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Strawberry Ridge
Is Strawberry Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strawberry Ridge ranks 8,964th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, good schools, and few empty homes, and lowest on internet speeds and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strawberry Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,904. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $82,601 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Strawberry Ridge safe?
Yes, Strawberry Ridge is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $152 per resident a year.
Compare Strawberry Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strawberry Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strawberry Ridge 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.
Strawberry Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strawberry Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strawberry Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strawberry Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strawberry Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strawberry Ridge 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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