Best Places17935, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 17935, 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.
17935 ranks 25,904th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 17935
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.
17935's strengths and weaknesses
Where 17935 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$655 a month, better than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 17935 ranks low
- Household income$48,113 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 17935
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 17935 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,113, 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 17935's effective rate of 1.61%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 17935
17935 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 17935.
Who works in 17935, and how
Work in 17935 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 17935
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 17935.
What the weather is like in 17935, month by month
17935 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 17935
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around 17935
Schools across 17935 average a B−, better than 56% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Schuylkill Elem SchB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- North Schuylkill JshsC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 17935 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
17935 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 17935 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 17935
Is 17935 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 17935 ranks 25,904th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, low disaster risk, and big-city access, and lowest on low incomes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 17935 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $64,694. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $48,113 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 17935 safe?
17935 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
Compare 17935 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 17935. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 17935 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.
17935 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 17935: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 17935: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 17935: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 17935: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
17935 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.