Best PlacesPort Trevorton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Trevorton, 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.
Port Trevorton ranks 24,949th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on biking.
The best neighborhoods in Port Trevorton
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.
Port Trevorton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Trevorton ranks high
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Port Trevorton ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Trevorton
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Trevorton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,545, 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 Port Trevorton's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 Port Trevorton
Port Trevorton runs younger than the country, 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 Port Trevorton.
Who works in Port Trevorton, and how
Work in Port Trevorton centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Port Trevorton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Trevorton.
What the weather is like in Port Trevorton, month by month
Port Trevorton sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Port Trevorton
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Trevorton
Schools across Port Trevorton average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Middleburg El SchA− · 57% proficient
- East Juniata El SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Selinsgrove Area MsA · 65% proficient
- Line Mountain MsB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Line Mountain HsA · 73% proficient
- Selinsgrove Area HsD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Trevorton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Trevorton 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 Port Trevorton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Trevorton
Is Port Trevorton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Trevorton ranks 24,949th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, big-city access, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Trevorton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,274. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $78,545 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Port Trevorton safe?
Port Trevorton is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare Port Trevorton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Trevorton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Trevorton 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.
Port Trevorton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Trevorton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Trevorton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Trevorton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Trevorton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Trevorton 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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