Best Places16407, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16407, 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.
16407 ranks 20,613th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16407
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.
16407's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16407 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 16407 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Household income$56,907 median, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16407
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16407 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,907, 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 16407's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 16407
16407 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 16407.
Who works in 16407, and how
Work in 16407 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 16407
16407 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 16407 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 16407, month by month
16407 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 79° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 16407
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16407
Schools across 16407 average a B+, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Union City El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Corry Area Intrmd SchA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Union City MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Corry Area MsC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Union City HsA− · 60% proficient
- Corry Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16407 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16407 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 16407 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16407
Is 16407 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16407 ranks 20,613th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on a weak job market and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16407 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,371. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $56,907 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 16407 safe?
16407 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $539 per resident a year.
Compare 16407 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16407. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16407 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.
16407 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16407: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16407: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16407: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16407: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16407 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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