Best Places16740, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16740, 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.
16740 ranks 22,072nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 16740
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.
16740's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16740 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 16740 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$50,857 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16740
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16740 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,857, 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 16740's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 16740
16740 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 16740.
Who works in 16740, and how
Work in 16740 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 16740
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 16740.
What the weather is like in 16740, month by month
16740 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 56° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 16740
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16740
Schools across 16740 average a B+, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Smethport Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- School Street El SchA− · 60% proficient
- Kane Area El SchB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Floyd C Fretz MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Kane Area MsB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Kane Area HsA · 73% proficient
- Bradford Area HsB+ · 55% proficient
- Smethport Area JshsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16740 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16740 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 16740 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16740
Is 16740 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16740 ranks 22,072nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on empty homes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16740 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,285. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $50,857 median income, cost of living beats 9% of zip codes.
Is 16740 safe?
Yes, 16740 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare 16740 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16740. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16740 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.
16740 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16740: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16740: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16740: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16740: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16740 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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