Best PlacesBerrysburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Berrysburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Berrysburg ranks 13,751st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Berrysburg
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.
Berrysburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Berrysburg ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
Where Berrysburg ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Berrysburg
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Berrysburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,333, 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 Berrysburg's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Berrysburg
Berrysburg runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Berrysburg.
Who works in Berrysburg, and how
Work in Berrysburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Berrysburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Berrysburg.
What the weather is like in Berrysburg, month by month
Berrysburg sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 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° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Berrysburg
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Berrysburg
Schools across Berrysburg average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Upper Dauphin Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Dauphin Area MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Upper Dauphin Area HsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Berrysburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Berrysburg 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 Berrysburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Berrysburg
Is Berrysburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Berrysburg ranks 13,751st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, good schools, and big-city access, and lowest on thin health care access and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Berrysburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,400. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $71,333 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Berrysburg safe?
Yes, Berrysburg is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
Compare Berrysburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Berrysburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Berrysburg 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.
Berrysburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Berrysburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Berrysburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Berrysburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Berrysburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Berrysburg 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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