Best PlacesWest Park, Allentown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Park, Allentown, 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 Park, Allentown ranks 4,748th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Park, Allentown
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 Park, Allentown's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Park, Allentown ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$865 a month, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where West Park, Allentown ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Household income$46,759 median, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Park, Allentown
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Park, Allentown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,759, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Park, Allentown's effective rate of 1.97%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Park, Allentown
West Park, Allentown runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Park, Allentown.
Who works in West Park, Allentown, and how
Work in West Park, Allentown centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in West Park, Allentown
West Park, Allentown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of West Park, Allentown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Park, Allentown, month by month
West Park, Allentown sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of West Park, Allentown
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Park, Allentown
Schools across West Park, Allentown average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Union Terrace El SchB− · 41% proficient
- Muhlenberg El SchC− · 28% proficient
- Luis A. Ramos El SchD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trexler MsD− · 14% proficient
- Francis D Raub MsD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- William Allen HsC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Park, Allentown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Park, Allentown 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 Park, Allentown against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West Park, Allentown
Is West Park, Allentown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Park, Allentown ranks 4,748th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Park, Allentown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,262. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $46,759 median income, cost of living beats 13% of neighborhoods.
Is West Park, Allentown safe?
West Park, Allentown is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare West Park, Allentown with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Park, Allentown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Park, Allentown 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 Park, Allentown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Park, Allentown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Park, Allentown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Park, Allentown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Park, Allentown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Park, Allentown 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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