Best PlacesMarvintown, Erie, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marvintown, Erie, 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.
Marvintown, Erie ranks 3,865th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marvintown, Erie
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.
Marvintown, Erie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marvintown, Erie ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Marvintown, Erie ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Marvintown, Erie
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marvintown, Erie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,779, 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 Marvintown, Erie's effective rate of 2.07%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marvintown, Erie
Marvintown, Erie runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marvintown, Erie.
Who works in Marvintown, Erie, and how
Work in Marvintown, Erie centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Marvintown, Erie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marvintown, Erie.
What the weather is like in Marvintown, Erie, month by month
Marvintown, Erie sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Marvintown, Erie
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marvintown, Erie
Schools across Marvintown, Erie average a C, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln El SchC− · 27% proficient
- Jefferson El SchD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodrow Wilson MsD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest Pa Collegiate AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marvintown, Erie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marvintown, Erie 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 Marvintown, Erie against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Marvintown, Erie
Is Marvintown, Erie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marvintown, Erie ranks 3,865th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marvintown, Erie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,196. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $56,779 median income, cost of living beats 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Marvintown, Erie safe?
Marvintown, Erie is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $554 per resident a year.
Compare Marvintown, Erie with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marvintown, Erie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marvintown, Erie 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.
Marvintown, Erie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marvintown, Erie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marvintown, Erie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marvintown, Erie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marvintown, Erie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marvintown, Erie 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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