Best PlacesMedix Run, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Medix Run, 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.
Medix Run ranks 38,868th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Medix Run
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.
Medix Run's strengths and weaknesses
Where Medix Run ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Medix Run ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Medix Run
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Medix Run home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,533, 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 Medix Run's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Medix Run
Medix Run 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 Medix Run.
Who works in Medix Run, and how
Work in Medix Run centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Medix Run
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Medix Run.
What the weather is like in Medix Run, month by month
Medix Run sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Medix Run
The nearest airport, Dubois Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Medix Run
Schools across Medix Run average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bennetts Valley El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Clearfield Area El SchC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Marys Area MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- St Marys Area ShsA+ · 80% proficient
- Clearfield Area JshsC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Medix Run school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Medix Run 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 Medix Run against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Medix Run
Is Medix Run a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Medix Run ranks 38,868th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Medix Run expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,978. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $56,533 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Medix Run safe?
Medix Run is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Medix Run with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Medix Run. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Medix Run 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.
Medix Run detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Medix Run: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Medix Run: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Medix Run: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Medix Run: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Medix Run 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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