Best PlacesWhites Crossing, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whites Crossing, 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.
Whites Crossing ranks 27,022nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whites 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.
Whites Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whites Crossing ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of towns
Where Whites Crossing ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whites Crossing
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whites Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,352; 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 Whites Crossing's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 Whites Crossing
Whites Crossing's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Whites Crossing.
Who works in Whites Crossing, and how
Work in Whites Crossing centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Whites Crossing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whites Crossing.
What the weather is like in Whites Crossing, month by month
Whites Crossing sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Whites Crossing
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whites Crossing
Schools across Whites Crossing average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson El SchA · 70% proficient
- Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield CampusB− · 40% proficient
- Carbondale El SchC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Western Wayne MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Western Wayne HsA · 75% proficient
- Lakeland JshsB · 47% proficient
- Carbondale Area JshsC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whites Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whites 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 Whites Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whites Crossing
Is Whites Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whites Crossing ranks 27,022nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Whites Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,748. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $73,352 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Whites Crossing safe?
Whites Crossing is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare Whites Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whites Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whites 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.
Whites Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whites Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whites Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whites Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whites Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whites 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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