Best Places17314, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17314, 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.
17314 ranks 9,183rd 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 17314
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.
17314's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17314 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 17314 ranks low
- Short commute36.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17314
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17314 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,024, 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 17314's effective rate of 1.39%, 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 17314
17314'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 17314.
Who works in 17314, and how
Work in 17314 centers on education and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 17314
The coast is about 38 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 17314, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 17314, month by month
17314 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 17314
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17314
Schools across 17314 average an A, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- 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 17314 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17314 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 17314 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17314
Is 17314 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17314 ranks 9,183rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and good schools, 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 17314 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,316. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $87,024 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 17314 safe?
Yes, 17314 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare 17314 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17314. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17314 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.
17314 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17314: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17314: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17314: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17314: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17314 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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