Best PlacesUnity House, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Unity House, 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.
Unity House ranks 6,079th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Unity House
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.
Unity House's strengths and weaknesses
Where Unity House ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
Where Unity House ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute39.2 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Unity House
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Unity House home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,136, 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 Unity House's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 Unity House
Unity House's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Unity House.
Who works in Unity House, and how
Work in Unity House centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Unity House
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Unity House.
What the weather is like in Unity House, month by month
Unity House sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Unity House
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Unity House
Schools across Unity House average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Wallenpaupack South El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Shohola El SchA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delaware Valley MsA− · 56% proficient
- Wallenpaupack Area MsB · 45% proficient
- Dingman-delaware MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Delaware Valley HsA · 79% proficient
- Wallenpaupack Area HsA · 75% proficient
- East Stroudsburg Shs NorthC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Unity House school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Unity House 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 Unity House against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Unity House
Is Unity House a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Unity House ranks 6,079th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, tree cover, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Unity House expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,395. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $99,136 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Unity House safe?
Yes, Unity House is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Unity House with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Unity House. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Unity House 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.
Unity House detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Unity House: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Unity House: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Unity House: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Unity House: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Unity House 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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