Best PlacesBurson Plan, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burson Plan, 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.
Burson Plan ranks 30,463rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burson Plan
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.
Burson Plan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burson Plan ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 73% of towns
Where Burson Plan ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 25% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burson Plan
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burson Plan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,583, 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 Burson Plan's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burson Plan
Burson Plan runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burson Plan.
Who works in Burson Plan, and how
Work in Burson Plan centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Burson Plan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burson Plan.
What the weather is like in Burson Plan, month by month
Burson Plan sees roughly 76 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 Burson Plan
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burson Plan
Schools across Burson Plan average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson-morgan El SchB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson-morgan Ms/hsC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burson Plan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burson Plan 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 Burson Plan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burson Plan
Is Burson Plan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burson Plan ranks 30,463rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and heat safety, and lowest on a weak job market and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burson Plan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,600. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $64,583 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Burson Plan safe?
Burson Plan is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $301 per resident a year.
Compare Burson Plan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burson Plan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burson Plan 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.
Burson Plan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burson Plan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burson Plan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burson Plan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burson Plan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burson Plan 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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