Best PlacesMillersburg, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millersburg, 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.
Millersburg ranks 7,835th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Millersburg
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.
Millersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millersburg ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 76% of towns
Where Millersburg ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 24% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millersburg
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,255, 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 Millersburg's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 Millersburg
Millersburg 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 Millersburg.
Who works in Millersburg, and how
Work in Millersburg centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Millersburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Millersburg.
What the weather is like in Millersburg, month by month
Millersburg sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Millersburg
The nearest airport, The Eastern Iowa, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 194 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millersburg
Schools across Millersburg average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mary Welsh ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- English Valleys Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- H-l-v Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Williamsburg Jr-sr High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- H-l-v Junior-senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- English Valleys Jr-sr High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millersburg 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 Millersburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millersburg
Is Millersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millersburg ranks 7,835th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,749. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $79,255 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Millersburg safe?
Yes, Millersburg is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $116 per resident a year.
Compare Millersburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millersburg 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.
Millersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millersburg 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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