Best Places17082, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17082, 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.
17082 ranks 15,902nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on cheap car insurance, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17082
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.
17082's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17082 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 17082 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17082
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17082 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,805, 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 17082's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17082
17082's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17082.
Who works in 17082, and how
Work in 17082 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 17082
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17082.
What the weather is like in 17082, month by month
17082 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 17082
The nearest airport, State College Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17082
Schools across 17082 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Blain El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Juniata El SchB · 45% proficient
- Lewistown El SchD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tuscarora MsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Juniata ShsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17082 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17082 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 17082 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17082
Is 17082 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17082 ranks 15,902nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and big-city access, and lowest on education levels and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17082 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,578. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $72,805 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 17082 safe?
Yes, 17082 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare 17082 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17082. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17082 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.
17082 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17082: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17082: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17082: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17082: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17082 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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