Best PlacesPhilipsburg, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Philipsburg, 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.
Philipsburg ranks 17,980th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Philipsburg
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.
Philipsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Philipsburg ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
Where Philipsburg ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Philipsburg
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Philipsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,874, 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 Philipsburg's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Philipsburg
Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg.
Who works in Philipsburg, and how
Work in Philipsburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Philipsburg
Philipsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Philipsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Philipsburg, month by month
Philipsburg sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Philipsburg
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Philipsburg
Schools across Philipsburg average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tyrone Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Philipsburg El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Mountaintop Area El SchA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Branch MsA− · 55% proficient
- Tyrone Area MsB · 45% proficient
- Philipsburg-osceola Area MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- West Branch Area HsA+ · 95% proficient
- Moshannon Valley JshsC+ · 40% proficient
- Philipsburg-osceola Area HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Philipsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Philipsburg
Is Philipsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Philipsburg ranks 17,980th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on state infrastructure and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Philipsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,228. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $63,874 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Philipsburg safe?
Philipsburg is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare Philipsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Philipsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Philipsburg 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.
Philipsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Philipsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Philipsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Philipsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Philipsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Philipsburg 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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