Best PlacesMinersville, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Minersville, 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.
Minersville ranks 24,624th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Minersville
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.
Minersville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Minersville ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Minersville ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Minersville
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Minersville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,123, 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 Minersville's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Minersville
Minersville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Minersville.
Who works in Minersville, and how
Work in Minersville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Minersville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Minersville.
What the weather is like in Minersville, month by month
Minersville sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, 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 | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Minersville
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Minersville
Schools across Minersville average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clarke El CtrA · 65% proficient
- Minersville Area El CtrB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lengel MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Pottsville Area HsA− · 60% proficient
- Minersville Area JshsC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Minersville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Minersville 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 Minersville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Minersville
Is Minersville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Minersville ranks 24,624th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and big-city access, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Minersville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,658. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,123 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Minersville safe?
Minersville is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
Compare Minersville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Minersville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Minersville 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.
Minersville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Minersville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Minersville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Minersville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Minersville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Minersville 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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