Best PlacesTrexlertown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trexlertown, 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.
Trexlertown ranks 2,573rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trexlertown
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.
Trexlertown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trexlertown ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
Where Trexlertown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trexlertown
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trexlertown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,813, 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 Trexlertown's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trexlertown
Trexlertown's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trexlertown.
Who works in Trexlertown, and how
Work in Trexlertown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Trexlertown
Trexlertown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Trexlertown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Trexlertown, month by month
Trexlertown sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Trexlertown
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trexlertown
Schools across Trexlertown average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fred J. Jaindl El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Fogelsville SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Springhouse MsA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkland HsA+ · 92% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trexlertown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trexlertown 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 Trexlertown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trexlertown
Is Trexlertown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trexlertown ranks 2,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, population health, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trexlertown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,351. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $93,813 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Trexlertown safe?
Trexlertown is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $571 per resident a year.
Compare Trexlertown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trexlertown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trexlertown 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.
Trexlertown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trexlertown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trexlertown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trexlertown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trexlertown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trexlertown 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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