MillsboroPA
A town of 282, settled in 1824.
Is Millsboro a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Millsboro, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 7 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Millsboro. Millsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
282 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Millsboro: who provides what
Millsboro is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Millsboro.
Millsboro’s typical home value is about $111K
The typical Millsboro home is worth about $111,000, up 11.4% in a year, 61% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Millsboro stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Millsboro’s FEMA risk score is 91 of 100, above both the Pennsylvania town median (30 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Millsboro’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Millsboro for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Millsboro grew to 36 in 2023, 26 more than in 2013. Millsboro’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A college town: 35% of residents are 18 to 24
Adults 18 to 34 are 35% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 141 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.7 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Millsboro | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 35.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 52.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 27.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
In Millsboro, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Millsboro has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have obesity in Millsboro than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
42% of adults have obesity in Millsboro. Millsboro beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Millsboro.
| Millsboro | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Millsboro | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millsboro. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
31 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
32 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
31 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Millsboro
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Millsboro
About 9 of every 100 Millsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Millsboro for work
Where Millsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Millsboro
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Millsboro is a census-designated place located in East Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The community was part of the Fredericktown-Millsboro CDP for the 2000 census but was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census, the other community being Fredericktown. Millsboro is located in far southern Washington County, along Pennsylvania Route 88, which travels along the Monongahela River. As of the 2010 census the population was 666 residents.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- ZIP code
- 15348
Questions about Millsboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Millsboro, PA a good place to live?
Millsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.