Best PlacesLittle Britain, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Little Britain, 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.
Little Britain ranks 6,631st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Little Britain
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.
Little Britain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Little Britain ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Little Britain ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Little Britain
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Little Britain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $99,258; 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 Little Britain's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Little Britain
Little Britain's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Little Britain.
Who works in Little Britain, and how
Work in Little Britain centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Little Britain
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Little Britain, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Little Britain, month by month
Little Britain sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Little Britain
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Little Britain
Schools across Little Britain average an A−, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clermont El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Quarryville El SchB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Solanco HsA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Little Britain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Little Britain 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 Little Britain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Little Britain
Is Little Britain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Little Britain ranks 6,631st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on thin health care access and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Little Britain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,188. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $99,258 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Little Britain safe?
Yes, Little Britain is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
Compare Little Britain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Little Britain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Little Britain 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.
Little Britain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Little Britain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Little Britain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Little Britain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Little Britain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Little Britain 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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