Best Places16125, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16125, 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.
16125 ranks 20,846th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16125
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.
16125's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16125 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 77% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 16125 ranks low
- Household income$52,050 median, better than only 13% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16125
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16125 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,050, 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 16125's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 16125
16125 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 16125.
Who works in 16125, and how
Work in 16125 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 16125
16125 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 16125 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 16125, month by month
16125 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 16125
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16125
Schools across 16125 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sharpsville Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Oakview El SchA · 72% proficient
- Commodore Perry SchA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sharpsville Area MsA · 65% proficient
- Conneaut Lake MsB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Sharpsville Area ShsA+ · 95% proficient
- Reynolds JshsA− · 65% proficient
- Conneaut Area Senior HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16125 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16125 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 16125 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16125
Is 16125 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16125 ranks 20,846th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and a stable housing market, and lowest on low incomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16125 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,521. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $52,050 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 16125 safe?
16125 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare 16125 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16125. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16125 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.
16125 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16125: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16125: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16125: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16125: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16125 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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