Best Places17352, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17352, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
17352 ranks 2,776th 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 17352
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.
17352's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17352 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$115,586 median, better than 88% of zip codes
Where 17352 ranks low
- Short commute41.1 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17352
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17352 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,586, 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 17352's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 17352
17352 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17352.
Who works in 17352, and how
Work in 17352 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 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 17352
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17352.
What the weather is like in 17352, month by month
17352 sees roughly 65 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 17352
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17352
Schools across 17352 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fawn Area El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top high schools
- Kennard-dale HsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17352 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17352 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 17352 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17352
Is 17352 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17352 ranks 2,776th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17352 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $308,866. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $115,586 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 17352 safe?
Yes, 17352 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $83 per resident a year.
Compare 17352 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17352. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17352 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.
17352 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17352: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17352: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17352: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17352: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17352 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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