Best PlacesMispillion Light, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mispillion Light, 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.
Mispillion Light ranks 14,447th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mispillion Light
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.
Mispillion Light's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mispillion Light ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
Where Mispillion Light ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mispillion Light
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mispillion Light home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,853, 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 Mispillion Light's effective rate of 0.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mispillion Light
Mispillion Light 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 Mispillion Light.
Who works in Mispillion Light, and how
Work in Mispillion Light centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mispillion Light
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mispillion Light, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mispillion Light, month by month
Mispillion Light sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mispillion Light
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mispillion Light
Schools across Mispillion Light average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Ross (lulu M.) Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Banneker (benjamin) Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Milford Central AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Milford Senior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mispillion Light school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mispillion Light 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 Mispillion Light against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mispillion Light
Is Mispillion Light a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mispillion Light ranks 14,447th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, and lowest on disaster risk and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mispillion Light expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $374,481. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $95,853 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Mispillion Light safe?
Yes, Mispillion Light is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Mispillion Light with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mispillion Light. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mispillion Light 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.
Mispillion Light detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mispillion Light: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mispillion Light: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mispillion Light: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mispillion Light: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mispillion Light 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.
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