Best PlacesWest Finley, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Finley, 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.
West Finley ranks 21,515th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Finley
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.
West Finley's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Finley ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where West Finley ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Finley
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Finley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,602, 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 West Finley's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 West Finley
West Finley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Finley.
Who works in West Finley, and how
Work in West Finley centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in West Finley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Finley.
What the weather is like in West Finley, month by month
West Finley sees roughly 75 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 West Finley
Pittsburgh International sits about 35 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Finley
Schools across West Finley average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Greene El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- Claysville El SchA− · 58% proficient
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridge Street Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Sherrard Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Mcguffey MsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcguffey HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Wheeling Park High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- West Greene JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Finley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Finley 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 West Finley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Finley
Is West Finley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Finley ranks 21,515th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Finley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,812. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $75,602 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is West Finley safe?
Yes, West Finley is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare West Finley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Finley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Finley 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.
West Finley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Finley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Finley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Finley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Finley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Finley 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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