Best PlacesMar Lin, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mar Lin, 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.
Mar Lin ranks 2,052nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mar Lin
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.
Mar Lin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mar Lin ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$113,448 median, better than 91% of towns
Where Mar Lin ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 23% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mar Lin
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mar Lin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,448, 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 Mar Lin's effective rate of 1.50%, 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 Mar Lin
Mar Lin runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mar Lin.
Who works in Mar Lin, and how
Work in Mar Lin centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mar Lin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mar Lin.
What the weather is like in Mar Lin, month by month
Mar Lin sees roughly 66 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 Mar Lin
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mar Lin
Schools across Mar Lin average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clarke El CtrA · 65% proficient
- Minersville Area El CtrB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lengel MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Pottsville Area HsA− · 60% proficient
- Minersville Area JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mar Lin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mar Lin 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 Mar Lin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mar Lin
Is Mar Lin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mar Lin ranks 2,052nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property 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 Mar Lin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,300. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $113,448 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Mar Lin safe?
Yes, Mar Lin is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Mar Lin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mar Lin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mar Lin 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.
Mar Lin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mar Lin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mar Lin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mar Lin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mar Lin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mar Lin 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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