Best Places17552, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17552, 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.
17552 ranks 3,987th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17552
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.
17552's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17552 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 17552 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17552
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17552 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,481, 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 17552's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 17552
17552 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 17552.
Who works in 17552, and how
Work in 17552 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 17552
17552 has more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 17552 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 17552, month by month
17552 sees roughly 57 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 17552
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17552
Schools across 17552 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Farmdale El SchA · 66% proficient
- Bear Creek SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Landisville Pri CtrA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Landisville Intrmd CtrA+ · 70% proficient
- Landisville MsA− · 57% proficient
- Manheim Central MsB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Hempfield ShsB+ · 54% proficient
- Donegal HsB · 47% proficient
- Manheim Central ShsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17552 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17552 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 17552 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 17552 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 17552
Is 17552 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17552 ranks 3,987th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17552 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,654. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $96,481 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 17552 safe?
Yes, 17552 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 17552?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 24. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of zip codes.
Is 17552 good for families?
Schools beat 72% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $1,106 a month.
Compare 17552 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17552. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17552 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.
17552 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17552: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17552: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17552: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17552: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17552 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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