Best PlacesErney, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Erney, 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.
Erney ranks 4,548th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Erney
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.
Erney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Erney ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
Where Erney ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Erney
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Erney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,228, 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 Erney's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 Erney
Erney 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 Erney.
Who works in Erney, and how
Work in Erney centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Erney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Erney.
What the weather is like in Erney, month by month
Erney sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Erney
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Erney
Schools across Erney average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newberry El SchA · 70% proficient
- Conewago El SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeastern MsA · 63% proficient
- Crossroads MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Red Land ShsA · 75% proficient
- Northeastern ShsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Erney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Erney 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 Erney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Erney
Is Erney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Erney ranks 4,548th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Erney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,274. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $92,228 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Erney safe?
Yes, Erney is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $124 per resident a year.
Compare Erney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Erney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Erney 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.
Erney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Erney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Erney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Erney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Erney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Erney 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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