Best Places17771, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17771, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
17771 ranks 16,452nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 17771
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.
17771's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17771 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$674 a month, better than 77% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 17771 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17771
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17771 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,837, 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 17771's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17771
17771 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 17771.
Who works in 17771, and how
Work in 17771 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 17771
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17771.
What the weather is like in 17771, month by month
17771 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 17771
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17771
Schools across 17771 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Salladasburg El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Loyalsock Valley El SchA− · 60% proficient
- Liberty El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Loyalsock Twp MsB+ · 51% proficient
- C E Mccall MsB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Williamsport Area ShsA+ · 80% proficient
- Jersey Shore Area ShsA− · 67% proficient
- Montoursville Area ShsA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17771 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17771 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 17771 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17771
Is 17771 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17771 ranks 16,452nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on empty homes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17771 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,845. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $76,837 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 17771 safe?
Yes, 17771 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare 17771 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17771. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17771 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.
17771 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17771: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17771: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17771: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17771: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17771 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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