Best PlacesGrantley, York, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grantley, York, 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.
Grantley, York ranks 1,445th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Grantley, York
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.
Grantley, York's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grantley, York ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Grantley, York ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Grantley, York
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grantley, York home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,821, 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 Grantley, York's effective rate of 1.88%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grantley, York
Grantley, York runs younger than the country, 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 Grantley, York.
Who works in Grantley, York, and how
Work in Grantley, York centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Grantley, York
Grantley, York has more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Grantley, York and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Grantley, York, month by month
Grantley, York sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Grantley, York
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grantley, York
Schools across Grantley, York average a B, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mckinley SchD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- York Suburban MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- York Suburban ShsA+ · 91% proficient
- William Penn ShsD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grantley, York school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grantley, York 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 Grantley, York against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Grantley, York
Is Grantley, York a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grantley, York ranks 1,445th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grantley, York expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,014. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $91,821 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Grantley, York safe?
Yes, Grantley, York is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Grantley, York with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grantley, York. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grantley, York 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.
Grantley, York detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grantley, York: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grantley, York: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grantley, York: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grantley, York: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grantley, York 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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