Best PlacesThe Avenues, York, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Avenues, York, 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.
The Avenues, York ranks 4,213th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in The Avenues, York
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.
The Avenues, York's strengths and weaknesses
Where The Avenues, York ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$921 a month, better than 73% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 72% of neighborhoods
Where The Avenues, York ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Avenues, York
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Avenues, York home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,052, 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 The Avenues, York's effective rate of 2.48%, 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 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 The Avenues, York
The Avenues, York runs younger 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 The Avenues, York.
Who works in The Avenues, York, and how
Work in The Avenues, York centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in The Avenues, York
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across The Avenues, York.
What the weather is like in The Avenues, York, month by month
The Avenues, York sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of The Avenues, York
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around The Avenues, York
Schools across The Avenues, York average a D−, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ferguson SchD · 20% proficient
- Lincoln CsD · 17% proficient
- Devers SchD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgar Fahs Smith Steam AcademyB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- William Penn ShsD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every The Avenues, York school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
The Avenues, York 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 The Avenues, York against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in The Avenues, York
Is The Avenues, York a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Avenues, York ranks 4,213th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is The Avenues, York expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,805. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $62,052 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is The Avenues, York safe?
Yes, The Avenues, York is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare The Avenues, York with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Avenues, York. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The Avenues, York 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.
The Avenues, York detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Avenues, York: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Avenues, York: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Avenues, York: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Avenues, York: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The Avenues, York 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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