Best PlacesMifflinville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mifflinville, 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.
Mifflinville ranks 11,781st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mifflinville
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.
Mifflinville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mifflinville ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Mifflinville ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Household income$50,354 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mifflinville
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mifflinville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,354, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Mifflinville's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mifflinville
Mifflinville 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 Mifflinville.
Who works in Mifflinville, and how
Work in Mifflinville centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mifflinville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mifflinville.
What the weather is like in Mifflinville, month by month
Mifflinville sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Mifflinville
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mifflinville
Schools across Mifflinville average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Columbia El SchA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Columbia MsA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Columbia ShsA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mifflinville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mifflinville 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 Mifflinville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mifflinville
Is Mifflinville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mifflinville ranks 11,781st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on noise 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 Mifflinville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,461. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $50,354 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Mifflinville safe?
Yes, Mifflinville is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
Compare Mifflinville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mifflinville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mifflinville 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.
Mifflinville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mifflinville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mifflinville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mifflinville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mifflinville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mifflinville 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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