Best Places16748, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16748, 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.
16748 ranks 18,415th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16748
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.
16748's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16748 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 82% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 16748 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Household income$59,158 median, better than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16748
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16748 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,158, 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 16748's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 16748
16748 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 16748.
Who works in 16748, and how
Work in 16748 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 81%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 16748
16748 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 16748 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 16748, month by month
16748 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 16748
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16748
Schools across 16748 average a B, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oswayo Valley El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Port Allegany El SchA · 65% proficient
- Coudersport Area El SchB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oswayo Valley MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Port Allegany JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- Coudersport Area JshsC+ · 38% proficient
- Oswayo Valley HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16748 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16748 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 16748 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16748
Is 16748 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16748 ranks 18,415th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16748 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,452. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $59,158 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 16748 safe?
16748 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare 16748 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16748. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16748 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.
16748 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16748: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16748: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16748: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16748: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16748 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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