Best PlacesKreamer, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kreamer, 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.
Kreamer ranks 19,782nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kreamer
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.
Kreamer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kreamer ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Kreamer ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 23% of towns
- Household income$59,698 median, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kreamer
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kreamer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,698; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Kreamer's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 Kreamer
Kreamer's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kreamer.
Who works in Kreamer, and how
Work in Kreamer centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kreamer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kreamer.
What the weather is like in Kreamer, month by month
Kreamer sees roughly 66 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 Kreamer
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kreamer
Schools across Kreamer average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Selinsgrove Intrmd SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Middleburg El SchA− · 57% proficient
- East Juniata El SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Selinsgrove Area MsA · 65% proficient
- Midd-west MsB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Midd-west HsB+ · 58% proficient
- Selinsgrove Area HsD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kreamer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kreamer 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 Kreamer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kreamer
Is Kreamer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kreamer ranks 19,782nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and big-city access, 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 Kreamer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,959. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $59,698 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Kreamer safe?
Yes, Kreamer is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $160 per resident a year.
Compare Kreamer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kreamer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kreamer 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.
Kreamer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kreamer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kreamer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kreamer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kreamer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kreamer 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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