Best Places16947, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 16947, 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.
16947 ranks 17,953rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on good schools, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 16947
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.
16947's strengths and weaknesses
Where 16947 ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 16947 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 16947
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 16947 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,713, 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 16947's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 16947
16947 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 16947.
Who works in 16947, and how
Work in 16947 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 16947
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 16947.
What the weather is like in 16947, month by month
16947 sees roughly 65 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 16947
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around 16947
Schools across 16947 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Troy Intrmd SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Warren L Miller El SchA · 70% proficient
- Liberty El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harlan Rowe MsB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Athens Area HsA · 73% proficient
- Troy Area JshsB+ · 55% proficient
- North Penn-liberty JshsC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 16947 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
16947 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 16947 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 16947
Is 16947 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 16947 ranks 17,953rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, clean air, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 16947 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,104. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $63,713 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 16947 safe?
Yes, 16947 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare 16947 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 16947. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 16947 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.
16947 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 16947: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 16947: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 16947: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 16947: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
16947 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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