Best PlacesTerre Hill, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Terre Hill, 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.
Terre Hill ranks 24,406th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Terre Hill
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.
Terre Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Terre Hill ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
Where Terre Hill ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Terre Hill
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Terre Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,034, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Terre Hill's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 Terre Hill
Terre Hill runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Terre Hill.
Who works in Terre Hill, and how
Work in Terre Hill centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Terre Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Terre Hill.
What the weather is like in Terre Hill, month by month
Terre Hill sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Terre Hill
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Terre Hill
Schools across Terre Hill average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blue Ball El SchB+ · 54% proficient
- Brecknock El SchB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garden Spot MsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Garden Spot ShsB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Terre Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Terre Hill 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 Terre Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Terre Hill
Is Terre Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Terre Hill ranks 24,406th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Terre Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,091. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $66,034 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Terre Hill safe?
Terre Hill is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Terre Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Terre Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Terre Hill 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.
Terre Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Terre Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Terre Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Terre Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Terre Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Terre Hill 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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