Best Places18301, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18301, 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.
18301 ranks 11,103rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18301
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.
18301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18301 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 18301 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute37.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18301
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,524, 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 18301's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 18301
18301's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18301.
Who works in 18301, and how
Work in 18301 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 18301
18301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 18301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 18301, month by month
18301 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 18301
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18301
Schools across 18301 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Chipperfield El SchA− · 60% proficient
- Arlington Heights El SchB · 50% proficient
- East Stroudsburg El SchB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pocono Mountain East JhsB− · 40% proficient
- J T Lambert Intermediate SchC− · 28% proficient
- Lehman Intermediate SchC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Stroudsburg HsA · 70% proficient
- Pocono Mountain East HsB− · 45% proficient
- East Stroudsburg Shs SouthC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18301 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 18301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 18301 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 18301
Is 18301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18301 ranks 11,103rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, big-city access, and population health, and lowest on property taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,706. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $91,524 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 18301 safe?
18301 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $272 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 18301?
July highs average about 81 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 17. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 39% of zip codes.
Is 18301 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $788 a month.
Compare 18301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18301 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.
18301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18301 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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