Best Places17093, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17093, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
17093 ranks 18,848th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 17093
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.
17093's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17093 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute17.4 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 17093 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17093
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17093 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,655, 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 17093's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17093
17093 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 17093.
Who works in 17093, and how
Work in 17093 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 17093
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17093.
What the weather is like in 17093, month by month
17093 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 17093
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17093
Schools across 17093 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Pennsboro El SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Pennsboro Area MsB− · 40% proficient
- Susquehanna Twp MsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- East Pennsboro Area ShsB+ · 58% proficient
- Susquehanna Twp HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17093 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17093 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 17093 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17093
Is 17093 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17093 ranks 18,848th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17093 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,666. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $73,655 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 17093 safe?
17093 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare 17093 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17093. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17093 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.
17093 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17093: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17093: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17093: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17093: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17093 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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