Best PlacesUpper Black Eddy, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Black Eddy, 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.
Upper Black Eddy ranks 6,730th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Black Eddy
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.
Upper Black Eddy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Black Eddy ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Upper Black Eddy ranks low
- Short commute39.7 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,200 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better 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 Upper Black Eddy
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Black Eddy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,989, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Upper Black Eddy's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Upper Black Eddy
Upper Black Eddy runs older than the country, 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 Upper Black Eddy.
Who works in Upper Black Eddy, and how
Work in Upper Black Eddy centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Upper Black Eddy
Upper Black Eddy has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Upper Black Eddy and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Upper Black Eddy, month by month
Upper Black Eddy sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Upper Black Eddy
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Upper Black Eddy
Schools across Upper Black Eddy average an A, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Durham-nockamixon El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Tinicum El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palisades MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Palisades HsA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Black Eddy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Black Eddy 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 Upper Black Eddy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Upper Black Eddy
Is Upper Black Eddy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Black Eddy ranks 6,730th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, good schools, and an educated workforce, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Black Eddy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $488,306. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $93,989 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Upper Black Eddy safe?
Yes, Upper Black Eddy is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Black Eddy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Black Eddy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Black Eddy 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.
Upper Black Eddy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Black Eddy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Black Eddy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Black Eddy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Black Eddy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Black Eddy 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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