Best PlacesTomb, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tomb, 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.
Tomb ranks 8,372nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tomb
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.
Tomb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tomb ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where Tomb ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tomb
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tomb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,150, 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 Tomb's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tomb
Tomb runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tomb.
Who works in Tomb, and how
Work in Tomb centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tomb
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tomb.
What the weather is like in Tomb, month by month
Tomb sees roughly 68 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 Tomb
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tomb
Schools across Tomb average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Avis El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Salladasburg El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Woodward El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jersey Shore MsB · 44% proficient
- Central Mountain MsC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Mountain HsA · 77% proficient
- Jersey Shore Area ShsA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tomb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tomb 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 Tomb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tomb
Is Tomb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tomb ranks 8,372nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tomb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,500. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $82,150 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Tomb safe?
Tomb is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Tomb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tomb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tomb 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.
Tomb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tomb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tomb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tomb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tomb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tomb 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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