Best PlacesStrawbridge, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strawbridge, 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.
Strawbridge ranks 32,429th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Strawbridge
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.
Strawbridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strawbridge ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Strawbridge ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Strawbridge
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strawbridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,243, 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 Strawbridge's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Strawbridge
Strawbridge 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 Strawbridge.
Who works in Strawbridge, and how
Work in Strawbridge centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Strawbridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Strawbridge.
What the weather is like in Strawbridge, month by month
Strawbridge sees roughly 65 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 Strawbridge
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strawbridge
Schools across Strawbridge average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sullivan Co El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan Co JshsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Strawbridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strawbridge 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 Strawbridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Strawbridge
Is Strawbridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strawbridge ranks 32,429th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strawbridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,348. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,243 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Strawbridge safe?
Strawbridge is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
Compare Strawbridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strawbridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strawbridge 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.
Strawbridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strawbridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strawbridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strawbridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strawbridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strawbridge 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.