Best Places18411, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18411, 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.
18411 ranks 2,448th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18411
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.
18411's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18411 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 18411 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18411
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18411 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,225, 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 18411's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 18411
18411 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18411.
Who works in 18411, and how
Work in 18411 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 3%
Life in 18411
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 18411.
What the weather is like in 18411, month by month
18411 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 18411
The nearest airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18411
Schools across 18411 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Waverly SchA+ · 75% proficient
- South Abington SchA · 70% proficient
- Clarks Summit El SchA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Abington Heights MsA− · 53% proficient
- Northeast Intrmd SchC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Abington Heights HsA+ · 83% proficient
- Scranton HsA · 70% proficient
- Lakeland JshsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18411 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18411 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 18411 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 18411 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 18411
Is 18411 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18411 ranks 2,448th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and good schools, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18411 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,595. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $100,225 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 18411 safe?
Yes, 18411 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 18411?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 21. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of zip codes.
Is 18411 good for families?
Schools beat 92% of zip codes, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $916 a month.
Compare 18411 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18411. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18411 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.
18411 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18411: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18411: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18411: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18411: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18411 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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