Best Places17507, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17507, 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.
17507 ranks 3,081st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 17507
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.
17507's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17507 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 17507 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17507
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17507 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,757, 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 17507's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17507
17507 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 17507.
Who works in 17507, and how
Work in 17507 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 17507
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17507.
What the weather is like in 17507, month by month
17507 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 17507
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17507
Schools across 17507 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brecknock El SchB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garden Spot MsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Garden Spot ShsB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17507 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17507 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 17507 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17507
Is 17507 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17507 ranks 3,081st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, few empty homes, and low crime, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17507 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,200. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $122,757 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 17507 safe?
Yes, 17507 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $129 per resident a year.
Compare 17507 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17507. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17507 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.
17507 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17507: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17507: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17507: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17507: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17507 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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