Best PlacesSumneytown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sumneytown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sumneytown ranks 5,537th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sumneytown
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.
Sumneytown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sumneytown ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$113,383 median, better than 91% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
Where Sumneytown ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,296 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sumneytown
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sumneytown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,383, 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 Sumneytown's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sumneytown
Sumneytown runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sumneytown.
Who works in Sumneytown, and how
Work in Sumneytown centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sumneytown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sumneytown.
What the weather is like in Sumneytown, month by month
Sumneytown sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Sumneytown
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sumneytown
Schools across Sumneytown average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Salford Hills El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Crest MsB+ · 52% proficient
- Upper Perkiomen MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Souderton Area ShsA+ · 80% proficient
- Upper Perkiomen HsA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sumneytown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sumneytown 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 Sumneytown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sumneytown
Is Sumneytown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sumneytown ranks 5,537th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, tree cover, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs 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 Sumneytown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $385,288. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $113,383 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Sumneytown safe?
Yes, Sumneytown is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $181 per resident a year.
Compare Sumneytown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sumneytown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sumneytown 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.
Sumneytown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sumneytown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sumneytown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sumneytown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sumneytown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sumneytown 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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