Best PlacesUpper Mill, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Mill, 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.
Upper Mill ranks 15,405th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Mill
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.
Upper Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Mill ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Upper Mill ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Mill
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,657, 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 Upper Mill's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Upper Mill
Upper Mill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Upper Mill.
Who works in Upper Mill, and how
Work in Upper Mill centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Upper Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Upper Mill.
What the weather is like in Upper Mill, month by month
Upper Mill sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Upper Mill
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Upper Mill
Schools across Upper Mill average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Yellow Breeches MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Boiling Springs HsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Mill 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 Upper Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Upper Mill
Is Upper Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Mill ranks 15,405th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,503. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $73,657 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Upper Mill safe?
Yes, Upper Mill is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Mill 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.
Upper Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Mill 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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