Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mifflinburg gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $288K, 3.8 years of the Lewisburg area’s $76K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 299th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Mifflinburg’s mean commuting time is 18 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 131 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Where Mifflinburg beats most towns.
William A. Heiss House and Buggy Shop
Census counts: 783 in 1850, 3,485 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Mifflinburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Mifflinburg, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mifflinburg.
Mifflinburg is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Pennsylvania, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $514 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mifflinburg after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 82% come from inland flooding and 7% from strong winds. Flood insurance has paid out on 46 claims here since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Mifflinburg Area SHS, with 499 students. Mifflinburg Area SD runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflinburg Area MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 445 | B− |
| Mifflinburg Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 499 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The level of property crime for Mifflinburg comes to 4.3 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Mifflinburg sits closer to the middle.
| Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,573 working residents takes 17.7 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Only 18% of working residents stay in Mifflinburg for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 440, to 2,121. Also worth knowing: 4.6% of Mifflinburg residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Kelly Township (8%), Lewisburg (4%) and East Buffalo Township (4%).
| Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are nearly a third of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). The age of the median resident in Mifflinburg is 36.8 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 32%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mifflinburg | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 10,256 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mifflinburg’s, it is healthier than 78%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Mifflinburg, the share who binge drink is 19%. Two figures for adults here: 17% smoke cigarettes, 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mifflinburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.4 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. For Mifflinburg, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 22 acres.
| Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harry Haney Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 2. Mifflinburg Community Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mifflinburg’s typical rent is $922 a month. Values rose 5.9% in the 12 months to September 2026. In Mifflinburg, nearly two thirds of households live in a home they own.
| Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $922 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mifflinburg
About 2 of every 100 Mifflinburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Mifflinburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Mifflinburg.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Mifflinburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Susquehanna River Valley of central Pennsylvania, Mifflinburg was settled in 1792 by German immigrants. As of the 2020 census, Mifflinburg had a population of 3,485. A horse drawn buggy and carriage manufacturing company was established in 1845, and Mifflinburg become a major manufacturing center of these in the late 19th century. The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum is located here.
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3 towns share a border with Mifflinburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflinburg | #299 | A− | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| West Buffalo Township | #599 | B | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Limestone Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Buffalo Township | #618 | B | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
Limestone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Buffalo Township, Limestone Township and Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mifflinburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Mifflinburg grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #299 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Mifflinburg sits nearer the middle.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Charles Marley Anderson and Laird Howard Barber.
