Best PlacesKlingerstown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Klingerstown, 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.
Klingerstown ranks 21,630th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on big-city access, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Klingerstown
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.
Klingerstown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Klingerstown ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 74% of towns
- Cheap childcare$659 a month, better than 72% of towns
Where Klingerstown ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Klingerstown
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Klingerstown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,400, 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 Klingerstown's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Klingerstown
Klingerstown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Klingerstown.
Who works in Klingerstown, and how
Work in Klingerstown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Klingerstown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Klingerstown.
What the weather is like in Klingerstown, month by month
Klingerstown 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 Klingerstown
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Klingerstown
Schools across Klingerstown average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mahantongo El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Shamokin Area El SchA · 65% proficient
- Line Mountain El SchB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Line Mountain MsB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Line Mountain HsA · 73% proficient
- Tri-valley JshsC+ · 40% proficient
- Shamokin Area HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Klingerstown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Klingerstown 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 Klingerstown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Klingerstown
Is Klingerstown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Klingerstown ranks 21,630th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on state infrastructure and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Klingerstown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,259. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $67,400 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Klingerstown safe?
Yes, Klingerstown is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Klingerstown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Klingerstown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Klingerstown 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.
Klingerstown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Klingerstown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Klingerstown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Klingerstown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Klingerstown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Klingerstown 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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