Best PlacesElysburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elysburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Elysburg ranks 3,160th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Elysburg
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.
Elysburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elysburg ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$118,011 median, better than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
Where Elysburg ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elysburg
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elysburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,011, 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 Elysburg's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Elysburg
Elysburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elysburg.
Who works in Elysburg, and how
Work in Elysburg centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Elysburg
Elysburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Elysburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Elysburg, month by month
Elysburg 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 Elysburg
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elysburg
Schools across Elysburg average a B, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hartman El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- Shamokin Area El SchA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern Columbia MsA · 60% proficient
- Danville Area MsA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Danville Area ShsA+ · 91% proficient
- Southern Columbia HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Shamokin Area HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elysburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elysburg 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 Elysburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elysburg
Is Elysburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elysburg ranks 3,160th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, civic engagement, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elysburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,809. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $118,011 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Elysburg safe?
Yes, Elysburg is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Elysburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elysburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elysburg 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.
Elysburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elysburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elysburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elysburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elysburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elysburg 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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