Best PlacesChurch Hill, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Church Hill, 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.
Church Hill ranks 10,273rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Church Hill
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.
Church Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Church Hill ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of towns
Where Church Hill ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Church Hill
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Church Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,996, 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 Church Hill's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 Church Hill
Church Hill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Church Hill.
Who works in Church Hill, and how
Work in Church Hill centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Church Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Church Hill.
What the weather is like in Church Hill, month by month
Church Hill sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Church Hill
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Church Hill
Schools across Church Hill average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mercersburg El SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Mountain View El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Buchanan MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- James Buchanan HsA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Church Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Church Hill 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 Church Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Church Hill
Is Church Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Church Hill ranks 10,273rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, good schools, and big-city access, and lowest on tree cover and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Church Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,249. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $83,996 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Church Hill safe?
Yes, Church Hill is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Church Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Church Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Church Hill 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.
Church Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Church Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Church Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Church Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Church Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Church Hill 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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