Best PlacesMillersburg, IL 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 44,055th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and 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
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 73% of towns
Where Millersburg ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$47,318 median, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millersburg
A household needs to earn about $46,000 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 $47,318, 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 1.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Millersburg
Millersburg runs younger than the country.
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 agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 20%
- 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 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 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 | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Millersburg
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millersburg
Schools across Millersburg average a D, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Apollo Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- New Boston Elem SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mercer County Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Mercer County High SchoolD− · 18% 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 44,055th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on taxes and state finances. 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 $159,210. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $47,318 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Millersburg safe?
Millersburg is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 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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