Best PlacesMorgantown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morgantown, 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.
Morgantown ranks 6,603rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Morgantown
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.
Morgantown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Morgantown ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
Where Morgantown ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,035 a month, better than only 23% of towns
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Morgantown
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morgantown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $100,379; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Morgantown's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 Morgantown
Morgantown's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Morgantown.
Who works in Morgantown, and how
Work in Morgantown centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Morgantown
Morgantown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Morgantown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Morgantown, month by month
Morgantown sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Morgantown
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Morgantown
Schools across Morgantown average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Honey Brook El CtrA+ · 85% proficient
- Robeson El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- Twin Valley El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twin Valley MsA− · 57% proficient
- Garden Spot MsB− · 41% proficient
- North Brandywine MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Twin Valley HsA− · 59% proficient
- Garden Spot ShsB+ · 57% proficient
- Coatesville Area ShsC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Morgantown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morgantown 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 Morgantown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Morgantown
Is Morgantown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morgantown ranks 6,603rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, population health, and good schools, 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 Morgantown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,757. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $100,379 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Morgantown safe?
Yes, Morgantown is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Morgantown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morgantown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morgantown 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.
Morgantown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morgantown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morgantown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morgantown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morgantown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morgantown 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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