Best Places18352, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18352, 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.
18352 ranks 8,027th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18352
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.
18352's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18352 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 18352 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18352
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18352 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $88,783; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 18352's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 18352
18352 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18352.
Who works in 18352, and how
Work in 18352 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 18352
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 18352.
What the weather is like in 18352, month by month
18352 sees roughly 78 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 18352
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18352
Schools across 18352 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Twp El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Tobyhanna El CtrA+ · 80% proficient
- Chipperfield El SchA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pleasant Valley MsB · 45% proficient
- Pocono Mountain East JhsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Stroudsburg HsA · 70% proficient
- Pocono Mountain East HsB− · 45% proficient
- Pleasant Valley HsD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18352 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18352 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 18352 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18352
Is 18352 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18352 ranks 8,027th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18352 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,413. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $88,783 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 18352 safe?
Yes, 18352 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare 18352 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18352. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18352 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.
18352 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18352: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18352: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18352: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18352: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18352 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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