Best Places17331, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17331, 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.
17331 ranks 8,791st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in 17331
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.
17331's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17331 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 17331 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17331
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17331 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,286, 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 17331's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 17331
17331 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17331.
Who works in 17331, and how
Work in 17331 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to 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 17331
17331 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 17331 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 17331, month by month
17331 sees roughly 66 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 17331
The nearest airport, Harrisburg International, is about 30 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 17331
Schools across 17331 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Baresville El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- West Manheim El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Spring Grove El SchA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Grove Area MsA · 60% proficient
- Emory H Markle MsA− · 55% proficient
- Maple Avenue MsB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Spring Grove Area HsA+ · 90% proficient
- Hanover ShsA · 70% proficient
- Manchester Valley HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17331 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17331 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 17331 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 17331 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 17331
Is 17331 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17331 ranks 8,791st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17331 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,729. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $83,286 median income, cost of living beats 63% of zip codes.
Is 17331 safe?
Yes, 17331 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 17331?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 21. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of zip codes.
Is 17331 good for families?
Schools beat 80% of zip codes, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $926 a month.
Compare 17331 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17331. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17331 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.
17331 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17331: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17331: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17331: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17331: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17331 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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