Best Places16412, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16412, 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.
16412 ranks 8,852nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16412
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.
16412's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16412 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 91% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 16412 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16412
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16412 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,449, 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 16412's effective rate of 1.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 16412
16412's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 16412.
Who works in 16412, and how
Work in 16412 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 16412
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 16412.
What the weather is like in 16412, month by month
16412 sees roughly 79 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 16412
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16412
Schools across 16412 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cambridge Springs El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Edinboro El SchA · 72% proficient
- Northwestern El SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- James W Parker MsA− · 56% proficient
- Northwestern MsB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern ShsA · 75% proficient
- General Mclane HsA · 72% proficient
- Cambridge Springs JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16412 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16412 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 16412 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16412
Is 16412 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16412 ranks 8,852nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, health care access, and good schools, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16412 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $254,640. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $82,449 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 16412 safe?
16412 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare 16412 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16412. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16412 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.
16412 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16412: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16412: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16412: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16412: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16412 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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