Best Places17307, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17307, 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.
17307 ranks 10,589th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on big-city access, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17307
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.
17307's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17307 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 17307 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17307
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17307 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,088, 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 17307's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 17307
17307 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17307.
Who works in 17307, and how
Work in 17307 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 17307
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17307.
What the weather is like in 17307, month by month
17307 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 17307
The nearest airport, Hagerstown Regional/Richard A Henson Field, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17307
Schools across 17307 average a B−, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shippensburg Intrm SchA+ · 81% proficient
- Franklin Twp El SchA · 67% proficient
- James Gettys El SchA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Adams Intrmdt SchA+ · 70% proficient
- Upper Adams MsA− · 55% proficient
- Gettysburg Area MsB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Shippensburg Area ShsA+ · 85% proficient
- Gettysburg Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
- Biglerville HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17307 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17307 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 17307 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17307
Is 17307 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17307 ranks 10,589th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state infrastructure and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17307 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,806. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $88,088 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 17307 safe?
Yes, 17307 is safer than 76% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare 17307 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17307. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17307 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.
17307 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17307: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17307: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17307: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17307: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17307 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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