Best Places18320, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18320, 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.
18320 ranks 1,819th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18320
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.
18320's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18320 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$183,312 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 18320 ranks low
- Short commute40.4 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18320
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18320 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $183,312, 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 18320's effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 18320
18320 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18320.
Who works in 18320, and how
Work in 18320 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 18320
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 18320.
What the weather is like in 18320, month by month
18320 sees roughly 79 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 18320
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18320
Schools across 18320 average an A−, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Chipperfield El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Stroudsburg HsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18320 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18320 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 18320 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18320
Is 18320 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18320 ranks 1,819th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, heat safety, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18320 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,100. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $183,312 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 18320 safe?
18320 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare 18320 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18320. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18320 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.
18320 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18320: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18320: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18320: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18320: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18320 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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