Best PlacesWashington Crossing, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Washington Crossing, 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 Crossing ranks 220th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Washington Crossing
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 Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Washington Crossing ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$219,977 median, better than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
Where Washington Crossing ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,200 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Washington Crossing
A household needs to earn about $228,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Washington Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $219,977; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Crossing's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 Washington Crossing
Washington Crossing runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Washington Crossing.
Who works in Washington Crossing, and how
Work in Washington Crossing centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Washington Crossing
Washington Crossing has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. The coast is about 48 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Washington Crossing and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Washington Crossing, month by month
Washington Crossing sees roughly 59 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° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Washington Crossing
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Washington Crossing
Schools across Washington Crossing average an A, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Quarry Hill El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Sol Feinstone El SchA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newtown MsA · 65% proficient
- Pennwood MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Council Rock Hs NorthA · 67% proficient
- Pennsbury HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Washington Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Washington Crossing 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 Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Washington Crossing
Is Washington Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Washington Crossing ranks 220th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Washington Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $833,733. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $219,977 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Washington Crossing safe?
Yes, Washington Crossing is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Washington Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Washington Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Washington Crossing 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 Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Washington Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Washington Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Washington Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Washington Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Washington Crossing 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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