Best PlacesWashington Boro, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Washington Boro, 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.
Washington Boro ranks 3,245th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Washington Boro
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.
Washington Boro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Washington Boro ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$122,922 median, better than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Washington Boro ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Washington Boro
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Washington Boro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,922, 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 Washington Boro's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Washington Boro
Washington Boro runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Washington Boro.
Who works in Washington Boro, and how
Work in Washington Boro centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Washington Boro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Washington Boro.
What the weather is like in Washington Boro, month by month
Washington Boro sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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 | 67° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Washington Boro
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Washington Boro
Schools across Washington Boro average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Letort El SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Central Manor El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manor Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Penn Manor HsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Washington Boro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Washington Boro 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 Washington Boro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Washington Boro
Is Washington Boro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Washington Boro ranks 3,245th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, big-city access, and high incomes, 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 Washington Boro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $332,742. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $122,922 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Washington Boro safe?
Yes, Washington Boro is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Washington Boro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Washington Boro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Washington Boro 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.
Washington Boro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Washington Boro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Washington Boro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Washington Boro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Washington Boro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Washington Boro 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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