Best Places17555, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17555, 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.
17555 ranks 7,750th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17555
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.
17555's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17555 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$114,456 median, better than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 17555 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17555
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17555 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,456, 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 17555's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17555
17555 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 17555.
Who works in 17555, and how
Work in 17555 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 17555
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17555.
What the weather is like in 17555, month by month
17555 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 17555
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17555
Schools across 17555 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Honey Brook El CtrA+ · 85% proficient
- Salisbury El SchA · 70% proficient
- Brecknock El SchA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Twin Valley MsA− · 57% proficient
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchB · 45% proficient
- Garden Spot MsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Twin Valley HsA− · 59% proficient
- Garden Spot ShsB+ · 57% proficient
- Governor Mifflin ShsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17555 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17555 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 17555 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17555
Is 17555 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17555 ranks 7,750th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and heat safety, and lowest on education levels and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17555 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $363,374. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $114,456 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 17555 safe?
Yes, 17555 is safer than 71% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
Compare 17555 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17555. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17555 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.
17555 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17555: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17555: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17555: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17555: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17555 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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