Best Places18064, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18064, 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.
18064 ranks 2,527th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 18064
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.
18064's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18064 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 18064 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18064
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18064 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,450, 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 18064's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 18064
18064 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18064.
Who works in 18064, and how
Work in 18064 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 18064
18064 has more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 18064 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 18064, month by month
18064 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, 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 | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 18064
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18064
Schools across 18064 average an A, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Moore El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Asa Packer El SchA+ · 73% proficient
- Kenneth N Butz Jr El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nazareth Area Intermediate SchA · 65% proficient
- Wind Gap MsA · 60% proficient
- Northampton Area MsB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Nazareth Area HsA · 74% proficient
- Northampton Area HsB+ · 58% proficient
- Liberty HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18064 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18064 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 18064 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 18064 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of zip codes and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 18064
Is 18064 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18064 ranks 2,527th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18064 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,424. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $108,450 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 18064 safe?
Yes, 18064 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 18064?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 22. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of zip codes.
Is 18064 good for families?
Schools beat 90% of zip codes, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 18064 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18064. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18064 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.
18064 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18064: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18064: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18064: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18064: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18064 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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