Best PlacesTillotson, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tillotson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tillotson ranks 24,711th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tillotson
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.
Tillotson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tillotson ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of towns
Where Tillotson ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tillotson
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tillotson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,555, 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 Tillotson's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tillotson
Tillotson's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tillotson.
Who works in Tillotson, and how
Work in Tillotson centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Tillotson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tillotson.
What the weather is like in Tillotson, month by month
Tillotson sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Tillotson
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tillotson
Schools across Tillotson average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Union City El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Union City MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Corry Area MsC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Union City HsA− · 60% proficient
- Corry Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tillotson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tillotson 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 Tillotson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tillotson
Is Tillotson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tillotson ranks 24,711th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on empty homes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tillotson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,510. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,555 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Tillotson safe?
Yes, Tillotson is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Tillotson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tillotson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tillotson 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.
Tillotson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tillotson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tillotson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tillotson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tillotson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tillotson 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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