Best PlacesMcKinney, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McKinney, 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.
McKinney ranks 17,567th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McKinney
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.
McKinney's strengths and weaknesses
Where McKinney ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of towns
Where McKinney ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McKinney
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McKinney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,333, 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 McKinney's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McKinney
McKinney's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McKinney.
Who works in McKinney, and how
Work in McKinney centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McKinney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McKinney.
What the weather is like in McKinney, month by month
McKinney sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of McKinney
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around McKinney
Schools across McKinney average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lurgan El SchC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chambersburg Area Ms - NorthB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Chambersburg Area ShsC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McKinney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McKinney 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 McKinney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McKinney
Is McKinney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McKinney ranks 17,567th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on education levels and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McKinney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,700. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $88,333 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is McKinney safe?
Yes, McKinney is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare McKinney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McKinney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McKinney 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.
McKinney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McKinney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McKinney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McKinney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McKinney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McKinney 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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