Best Places17325, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17325, 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.
17325 ranks 7,642nd 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 17325
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.
17325's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17325 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 78% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 17325 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17325
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17325 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $84,882; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 17325's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 17325
17325 runs older than the country, 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 17325.
Who works in 17325, and how
Work in 17325 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 17325
17325 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 17325 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 17325, month by month
17325 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 17325
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 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17325
Schools across 17325 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Twp El SchA · 67% proficient
- James Gettys El SchA · 65% proficient
- Fairfield Area El SchA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Adams MsA− · 55% proficient
- Maple Avenue MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Gettysburg Area MsB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairfield Area HsA− · 65% proficient
- Littlestown ShsB+ · 53% proficient
- Gettysburg Area HsB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17325 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17325 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 17325 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 17325 suits
Common questions about living in 17325
Is 17325 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17325 ranks 7,642nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on state infrastructure and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17325 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $308,478. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $84,882 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 17325 safe?
Yes, 17325 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 17325?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 23. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Is 17325 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $947 a month.
Compare 17325 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17325. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17325 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.
17325 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17325: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17325: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17325: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17325: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17325 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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