Best PlacesMcClellandtown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McClellandtown, 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.
McClellandtown ranks 22,638th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McClellandtown
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.
McClellandtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where McClellandtown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where McClellandtown ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 25% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McClellandtown
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McClellandtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,287, 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 McClellandtown's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McClellandtown
McClellandtown runs older than the country, 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 McClellandtown.
Who works in McClellandtown, and how
Work in McClellandtown centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McClellandtown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McClellandtown.
What the weather is like in McClellandtown, month by month
McClellandtown sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of McClellandtown
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around McClellandtown
Schools across McClellandtown average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smithfield El SchA− · 58% proficient
- George J Plava El SchC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Albert Gallatin North MsC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Albert Gallatin Area ShsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McClellandtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McClellandtown 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 McClellandtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McClellandtown
Is McClellandtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McClellandtown ranks 22,638th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, and few empty homes, and lowest on state infrastructure and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McClellandtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $126,579. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $63,287 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is McClellandtown safe?
Yes, McClellandtown is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare McClellandtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McClellandtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McClellandtown 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.
McClellandtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McClellandtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McClellandtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McClellandtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McClellandtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McClellandtown 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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