Best Places17505, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17505, 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.
17505 ranks 11,296th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17505
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.
17505's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17505 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 17505 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17505
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17505 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,890, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 17505's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17505
17505 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17505.
Who works in 17505, and how
Work in 17505 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 17505
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17505.
What the weather is like in 17505, month by month
17505 sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 17505
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17505
Schools across 17505 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nitrauer SchA+ · 79% proficient
- Smoketown El SchA · 65% proficient
- Fritz El SchA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Gerald G Huesken MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Conestoga Valley ShsA− · 60% proficient
- Manheim Twp HsB · 49% proficient
- Pequea Valley HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17505 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17505 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 17505 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17505
Is 17505 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17505 ranks 11,296th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17505 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,770. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $77,890 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 17505 safe?
Yes, 17505 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare 17505 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17505. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17505 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.
17505 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17505: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17505: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17505: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17505: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17505 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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