Best PlacesMabel, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mabel, 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.
Mabel ranks 19,629th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mabel
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.
Mabel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mabel ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Mabel ranks low
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mabel
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mabel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,853, 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 Mabel's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 Mabel
Mabel runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mabel.
Who works in Mabel, and how
Work in Mabel centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mabel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mabel.
What the weather is like in Mabel, month by month
Mabel sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Mabel
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mabel
Schools across Mabel average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mahantongo El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Pine Grove El SchA+ · 85% proficient
- Minersville Area El CtrB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Grove Area MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Grove Area HsB− · 45% proficient
- Tri-valley JshsC+ · 40% proficient
- Minersville Area JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mabel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mabel 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 Mabel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mabel
Is Mabel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mabel ranks 19,629th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mabel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,934. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $75,853 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Mabel safe?
Mabel is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare Mabel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mabel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mabel 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.
Mabel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mabel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mabel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mabel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mabel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mabel 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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