Best Places17015, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17015, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
17015 ranks 4,971st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17015
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.
17015's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17015 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 17015 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17015
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17015 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,954, 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 17015's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17015
17015 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17015.
Who works in 17015, and how
Work in 17015 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 17015
17015 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 17015 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 17015, month by month
17015 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 17015
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17015
Schools across 17015 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Green Ridge El SchA+ · 77% proficient
- Silver Spring El SchA+ · 76% proficient
- Oak Flat El SchA · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eagle View MsA · 60% proficient
- Yellow Breeches MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Lamberton MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Carlisle Area HsA · 75% proficient
- Boiling Springs HsA− · 65% proficient
- Cumberland Valley HsA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17015 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17015 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 17015 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 17015 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 17015
Is 17015 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17015 ranks 4,971st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, 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 17015 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,443. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $101,954 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 17015 safe?
Yes, 17015 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 17015?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of zip codes.
Is 17015 good for families?
Schools beat 82% of zip codes, crime safety beats 93%, and childcare runs $1,031 a month.
Compare 17015 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17015. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17015 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.
17015 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17015: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17015: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17015: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17015: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17015 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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