Best Places15378, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15378, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
15378 ranks 3,957th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 15378
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.
15378's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15378 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 15378 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 15378
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 15378 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,673, 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 15378's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 15378
15378 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 15378.
Who works in 15378, and how
Work in 15378 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 15378
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15378.
What the weather is like in 15378, month by month
15378 sees roughly 75 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 15378
Pittsburgh International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 15378
Schools across 15378 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Cherry El CtrA− · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Cherry JshsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15378 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15378 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 15378 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15378
Is 15378 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15378 ranks 3,957th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and few empty homes, and lowest on state infrastructure and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15378 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,300. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $105,673 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 15378 safe?
Yes, 15378 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
Compare 15378 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15378. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15378 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.
15378 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15378: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15378: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15378: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15378: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15378 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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