Best Places16411, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16411, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
16411 ranks 11,017th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 16411
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.
16411's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16411 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 16411 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16411
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16411 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,877, 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 16411's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 16411
16411 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 16411.
Who works in 16411, and how
Work in 16411 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 16411
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 16411.
What the weather is like in 16411, month by month
16411 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 16411
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16411
Schools across 16411 average an A−, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern ShsA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16411 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16411 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 16411 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16411
Is 16411 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16411 ranks 11,017th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16411 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,528. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,877 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 16411 safe?
Yes, 16411 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare 16411 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16411. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16411 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.
16411 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16411: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16411: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16411: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16411: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16411 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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