Best Places17232, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17232, 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.
17232 ranks 15,006th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17232
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.
17232's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17232 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Household income$88,333 median, better than 70% of zip codes
Where 17232 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17232
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17232 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,333, 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 17232's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17232
17232's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17232.
Who works in 17232, and how
Work in 17232 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above 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 17232
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17232.
What the weather is like in 17232, month by month
17232 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 17232
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17232
Schools across 17232 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lurgan El SchC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chambersburg Area Ms - NorthB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Chambersburg Area ShsC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17232 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17232 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 17232 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17232
Is 17232 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17232 ranks 15,006th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on education levels and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17232 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,700. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $88,333 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 17232 safe?
Yes, 17232 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare 17232 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17232. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17232 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.
17232 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17232: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17232: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17232: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17232: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17232 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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