Best PlacesWila, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wila, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wila ranks 6,670th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wila
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.
Wila's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wila ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Wila ranks low
- Short commute38.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wila
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wila home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,522, 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 Wila's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Wila
Wila's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wila.
Who works in Wila, and how
Work in Wila centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Wila
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wila.
What the weather is like in Wila, month by month
Wila sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Wila
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wila
Schools across Wila average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newport El SchB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newport MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Newport HsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wila school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wila 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 Wila against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wila
Is Wila a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wila ranks 6,670th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wila expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,600. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $91,522 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Wila safe?
Yes, Wila is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $119 per resident a year.
Compare Wila with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wila. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wila 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.
Wila detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wila: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wila: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wila: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wila: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wila 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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