Best PlacesRolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, 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.
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre ranks 3,693rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Transit pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
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.
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$828 a month, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,068, 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 Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre'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 Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre.
Who works in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, and how
Work in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, month by month
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
Schools across Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre average a C+, better than 55% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dr David W Kistler El SchA− · 60% proficient
- Daniel J Flood El SchB · 50% proficient
- Dodson El SchB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- G A R MsC− · 30% proficient
- Solomon/plains MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilkes-barre Area Sd Stem AcademyA+ · 90% proficient
- Wyoming Valley West ShsA− · 65% proficient
- Hanover Area JshsC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre 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 Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre
Is Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre ranks 3,693rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on transit and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,867. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,068 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre safe?
Yes, Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
Compare Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre 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.
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre 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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