Best PlacesRanshaw, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ranshaw, 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.
Ranshaw ranks 29,394th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ranshaw
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.
Ranshaw's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ranshaw ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Ranshaw ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ranshaw
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ranshaw home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,090, 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 Ranshaw's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ranshaw
Ranshaw's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Ranshaw.
Who works in Ranshaw, and how
Work in Ranshaw centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ranshaw
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ranshaw.
What the weather is like in Ranshaw, month by month
Ranshaw 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 Ranshaw
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ranshaw
Schools across Ranshaw average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shamokin Area El SchA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Shamokin Area HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ranshaw school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ranshaw 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 Ranshaw against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ranshaw
Is Ranshaw a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ranshaw ranks 29,394th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, big-city access, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ranshaw expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,417. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $56,090 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Ranshaw safe?
Ranshaw is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Ranshaw with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ranshaw. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ranshaw 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.
Ranshaw detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ranshaw: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ranshaw: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ranshaw: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ranshaw: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ranshaw 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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