Best PlacesMillville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Millville ranks 23,298th 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 Millville
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.
Millville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Millville ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millville
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,925, 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 Millville's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Millville
Millville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millville.
Who works in Millville, and how
Work in Millville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Millville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Millville.
What the weather is like in Millville, month by month
Millville sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Millville
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millville
Schools across Millville average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hagerstown Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Blue River Valley Elementary SchD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Castle Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Hagerstown Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- New Castle High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Blue River Valley Jr-sr High SchD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millville 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 Millville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millville
Is Millville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millville ranks 23,298th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,000. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $71,925 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Millville safe?
Yes, Millville is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Millville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millville 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.
Millville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millville 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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