Best PlacesMyerstown, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Myerstown, 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.
Myerstown ranks 9,996th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Myerstown
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.
Myerstown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Myerstown ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Myerstown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Myerstown
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Myerstown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,521, 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 Myerstown's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Myerstown
Myerstown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Myerstown.
Who works in Myerstown, and how
Work in Myerstown centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Myerstown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Myerstown.
What the weather is like in Myerstown, month by month
Myerstown sees roughly 64 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 Myerstown
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Myerstown
Schools across Myerstown average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredericksburg El SchA · 70% proficient
- Bethel El SchA− · 60% proficient
- Elco Intermd SchA− · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar Crest MsB · 46% proficient
- Northern Lebanon MsB− · 40% proficient
- Eastern Lebanon Co MsC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedar Crest HsA− · 59% proficient
- Eastern Lebanon Co ShsB+ · 55% proficient
- Tulpehocken JshsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Myerstown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Myerstown 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 Myerstown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Myerstown
Is Myerstown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Myerstown ranks 9,996th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Myerstown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,349. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $82,521 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Myerstown safe?
Yes, Myerstown is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Myerstown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Myerstown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Myerstown 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.
Myerstown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Myerstown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Myerstown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Myerstown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Myerstown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Myerstown 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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