Best PlacesMill Run, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mill 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.
Mill Run ranks 31,813th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on tree cover, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mill 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.
Mill Run's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mill Run ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 73% of towns
Where Mill Run ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mill Run
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mill Run home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,022, 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 Mill Run's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mill Run
Mill 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 Mill Run.
Who works in Mill Run, and how
Work in Mill Run centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mill Run
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mill Run.
What the weather is like in Mill Run, month by month
Mill Run sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Mill Run
The nearest airport, Arnold Palmer Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mill Run
Schools across Mill Run average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wharton SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Rockwood Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Marclay SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Connellsville Area MsC− · 31% proficient
- A J Mcmullen SchD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Uniontown Area ShsA · 70% proficient
- Rockwood Area JshsA− · 65% proficient
- Connellsville Area ShsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mill Run school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mill 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 Mill Run against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mill Run
Is Mill Run a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mill Run ranks 31,813th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mill Run expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,371. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $65,022 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Mill Run safe?
Yes, Mill Run is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare Mill Run with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mill Run. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mill 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.
Mill Run detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mill Run: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mill Run: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mill Run: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mill Run: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mill 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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