Best PlacesMilnor, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milnor, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Milnor ranks 1,461st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Milnor
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.
Milnor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milnor ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$110,473 median, better than 90% of towns
Where Milnor ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Milnor
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milnor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,473, 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 Milnor's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Milnor
Milnor runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Milnor.
Who works in Milnor, and how
Work in Milnor centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Milnor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Milnor.
What the weather is like in Milnor, month by month
Milnor sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Milnor
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Milnor
Schools across Milnor average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greencastle-antrim El SchA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greencastle-antrim MsA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Greencastle-antrim ShsB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milnor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milnor 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 Milnor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Milnor
Is Milnor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milnor ranks 1,461st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and civic engagement, and lowest on state infrastructure and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milnor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,082. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $110,473 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Milnor safe?
Yes, Milnor is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $107 per resident a year.
Compare Milnor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milnor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milnor 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.
Milnor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milnor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milnor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milnor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milnor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milnor 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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