Best PlacesWilburton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilburton, 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.
Wilburton ranks 38,569th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wilburton
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.
Wilburton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilburton ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Wilburton ranks low
- Household income$45,666 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilburton
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilburton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,666, 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 Wilburton'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wilburton
Wilburton 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 Wilburton.
Who works in Wilburton, and how
Work in Wilburton centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wilburton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilburton.
What the weather is like in Wilburton, month by month
Wilburton sees roughly 64 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 Wilburton
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilburton
Schools across Wilburton average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hartman El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- North Schuylkill Elem SchB · 47% proficient
- Mount Carmel Area El SchB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern Columbia MsA · 60% proficient
- Mount Carmel Area JhD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Carmel Area HsA− · 67% proficient
- North Schuylkill JshsC+ · 39% proficient
- Southern Columbia HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilburton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilburton 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 Wilburton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilburton
Is Wilburton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilburton ranks 38,569th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and fast internet, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilburton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,375. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $45,666 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Wilburton safe?
Wilburton is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare Wilburton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilburton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilburton 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.
Wilburton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilburton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilburton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilburton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilburton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilburton 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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