Best PlacesWallis Run, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wallis Run, 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.
Wallis Run ranks 15,281st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wallis Run
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.
Wallis Run's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wallis Run ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Wallis Run ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wallis Run
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wallis Run home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,000, 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 Wallis Run's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wallis Run
Wallis Run runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wallis Run.
Who works in Wallis Run, and how
Work in Wallis Run centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Wallis Run
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wallis Run.
What the weather is like in Wallis Run, month by month
Wallis Run sees roughly 67 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 Wallis Run
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wallis Run
Schools across Wallis Run average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Loyalsock Valley El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- C E Mccall MsB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Montoursville Area ShsA− · 65% proficient
- Loyalsock Twp ShsB+ · 55% proficient
- Canton JshsC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wallis Run school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wallis Run 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 Wallis Run against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wallis Run
Is Wallis Run a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wallis Run ranks 15,281st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wallis Run expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,100. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $79,000 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Wallis Run safe?
Yes, Wallis Run is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Wallis Run with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wallis Run. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wallis Run 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.
Wallis Run detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wallis Run: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wallis Run: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wallis Run: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wallis Run: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wallis Run 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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