Best Places17068, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17068, 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.
17068 ranks 7,047th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17068
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.
17068's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17068 ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 17068 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17068
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17068 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,855, 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 17068's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 17068
17068 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17068.
Who works in 17068, and how
Work in 17068 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 17068
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17068.
What the weather is like in 17068, month by month
17068 sees roughly 60 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 17068
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17068
Schools across 17068 average an A−, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Bloomfield El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Susquenita El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Carroll El SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Perry MsA− · 55% proficient
- Susquenita MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Newport MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- West Perry ShsA · 75% proficient
- Newport HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Susquenita HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17068 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17068 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 17068 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17068
Is 17068 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17068 ranks 7,047th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, low crime, and low disaster risk, 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 17068 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,022. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $81,855 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 17068 safe?
Yes, 17068 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare 17068 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17068. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17068 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.
17068 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17068: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17068: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17068: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17068: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17068 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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