Best Places18370, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18370, 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.
18370 ranks 12,414th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18370
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.
18370's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18370 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 18370 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18370
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18370 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,141, 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 18370's effective rate of 1.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 18370
18370'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 18370.
Who works in 18370, and how
Work in 18370 centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 18370
18370 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 18370 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 18370, month by month
18370 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 18370
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18370
Schools across 18370 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Swiftwater Interm SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Pocono Mountain East JhsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Pocono Mountain East HsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18370 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18370 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 18370 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18370
Is 18370 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18370 ranks 12,414th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on empty homes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18370 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,759. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $108,141 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 18370 safe?
18370 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare 18370 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18370. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18370 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.
18370 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18370: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18370: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18370: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18370: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18370 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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