Best Places17302, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17302, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
17302 ranks 6,937th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 17302
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.
17302's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17302 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 17302 ranks low
- Short commute41.2 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17302
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17302 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,803, 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 17302's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17302
17302 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17302.
Who works in 17302, and how
Work in 17302 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 17302
The coast is about 46 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 17302, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 17302, month by month
17302 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 17302
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17302
Schools across 17302 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fawn Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Delta-peach Bottom El SchA · 70% proficient
- Clearview El SchB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Red Lion Area JhsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Red Lion Area ShsA · 77% proficient
- Kennard-dale HsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17302 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17302 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 17302 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17302
Is 17302 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17302 ranks 6,937th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17302 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,120. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $96,803 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 17302 safe?
Yes, 17302 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare 17302 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17302. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17302 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.
17302 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17302: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17302: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17302: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17302: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17302 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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