Best PlacesVestaburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vestaburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Vestaburg ranks 42,670th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Vestaburg
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.
Vestaburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vestaburg ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Vestaburg ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute38.2 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$48,606 median, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vestaburg
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vestaburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,606, 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 Vestaburg's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Vestaburg
Vestaburg runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vestaburg.
Who works in Vestaburg, and how
Work in Vestaburg centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Vestaburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vestaburg.
What the weather is like in Vestaburg, month by month
Vestaburg sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Vestaburg
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vestaburg
Schools across Vestaburg average a B, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bethlehem-center El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bethlehem-center MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Bethlehem-center ShsA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vestaburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vestaburg 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 Vestaburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vestaburg
Is Vestaburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vestaburg ranks 42,670th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on crime and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vestaburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $69,300. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $48,606 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Vestaburg safe?
Vestaburg is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
Compare Vestaburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vestaburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vestaburg 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.
Vestaburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vestaburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vestaburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vestaburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vestaburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vestaburg 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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