Best Places15368, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15368, 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.
15368 ranks 27,549th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 15368
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.
15368's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15368 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 15368 ranks low
- Short commute39.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Household income$53,014 median, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15368
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15368 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,014, 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 15368's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 15368
15368 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 15368.
Who works in 15368, and how
Work in 15368 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 15368
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15368.
What the weather is like in 15368, month by month
15368 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 15368
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around 15368
Schools across 15368 average a B, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bethlehem-center El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bethlehem-center MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Bethlehem-center ShsA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15368 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15368 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 15368 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15368
Is 15368 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15368 ranks 27,549th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, low disaster risk, and a stable housing market, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15368 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $79,942. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $53,014 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 15368 safe?
15368 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $485 per resident a year.
Compare 15368 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15368. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15368 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.
15368 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15368: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15368: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15368: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15368: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15368 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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