Best Places16936, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16936, 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.
16936 ranks 15,843rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in 16936
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.
16936's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16936 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 84% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 16936 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16936
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16936 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,798, 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 16936'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 16936
16936 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 16936.
Who works in 16936, and how
Work in 16936 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 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 16936
16936 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 16936 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 16936, month by month
16936 sees roughly 63 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 16936
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16936
Schools across 16936 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Troy Intrmd SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Russell B Walter El SchA · 70% proficient
- Warren L Miller El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Troy Area JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- Williamson ShsB+ · 55% proficient
- North Penn-mansfield JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16936 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16936 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 16936 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16936
Is 16936 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16936 ranks 15,843rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16936 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,438. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,798 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 16936 safe?
Yes, 16936 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare 16936 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16936. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16936 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.
16936 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16936: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16936: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16936: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16936: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16936 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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