Best PlacesRaymilton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Raymilton, 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.
Raymilton ranks 29,950th 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 Raymilton
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.
Raymilton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Raymilton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 69% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 68% of towns
Where Raymilton ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Raymilton
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Raymilton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,709, 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 Raymilton's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Raymilton
Raymilton 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 Raymilton.
Who works in Raymilton, and how
Work in Raymilton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Raymilton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Raymilton.
What the weather is like in Raymilton, month by month
Raymilton sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Raymilton
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Raymilton
Schools across Raymilton average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakview El SchA · 72% proficient
- Sandycreek El SchB+ · 53% proficient
- Victory El SchB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeview Middle-hsB+ · 51% proficient
- Franklin Area JshsB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Raymilton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Raymilton 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 Raymilton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Raymilton
Is Raymilton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Raymilton ranks 29,950th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Raymilton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,678. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $65,709 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Raymilton safe?
Raymilton is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Raymilton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Raymilton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Raymilton 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.
Raymilton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Raymilton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Raymilton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Raymilton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Raymilton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Raymilton 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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