Best PlacesElimsport, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elimsport, 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.
Elimsport ranks 20,312th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elimsport
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.
Elimsport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elimsport ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Elimsport ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elimsport
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elimsport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,565, 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 Elimsport's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 Elimsport
Elimsport 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 Elimsport.
Who works in Elimsport, and how
Work in Elimsport centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Elimsport
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elimsport.
What the weather is like in Elimsport, month by month
Elimsport sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Elimsport
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elimsport
Schools across Elimsport average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kelly El SchA · 68% proficient
- Montgomery El SchA− · 58% proficient
- White Deer El SchA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Donald H Eichhorn MsA · 66% proficient
- Mifflinburg Area MsA · 60% proficient
- Milton Area MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewisburg HsA+ · 85% proficient
- Mifflinburg Area ShsB · 50% proficient
- Montgomery JshsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elimsport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elimsport 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 Elimsport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elimsport
Is Elimsport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elimsport ranks 20,312th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on education levels and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elimsport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,292. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $76,565 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Elimsport safe?
Elimsport is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
Compare Elimsport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elimsport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elimsport 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.
Elimsport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elimsport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elimsport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elimsport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elimsport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elimsport 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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