Best Places16932, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16932, 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.
16932 ranks 13,321st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low disaster risk, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16932
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.
16932's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16932 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 16932 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16932
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16932 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,679, 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 16932's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 16932
16932 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 16932.
Who works in 16932, and how
Work in 16932 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 16932
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 16932.
What the weather is like in 16932, month by month
16932 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 16932
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16932
Schools across 16932 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Warren L Miller El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- North Penn-mansfield JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16932 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16932 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 16932 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16932
Is 16932 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16932 ranks 13,321st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, what local pay buys, and clean air, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16932 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,100. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $87,679 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 16932 safe?
16932 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare 16932 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16932. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16932 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.
16932 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16932: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16932: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16932: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16932: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16932 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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