Best Places18616, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18616, 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.
18616 ranks 13,617th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18616
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.
18616's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18616 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 18616 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18616
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18616 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,554, 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 18616's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 18616
18616 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18616.
Who works in 18616, and how
Work in 18616 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 18616
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 18616.
What the weather is like in 18616, month by month
18616 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 18616
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18616
Schools across 18616 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sullivan Co El SchA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan Co JshsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18616 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18616 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 18616 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18616
Is 18616 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18616 ranks 13,617th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on empty homes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18616 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,322. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,554 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 18616 safe?
Yes, 18616 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $130 per resident a year.
Compare 18616 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18616. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18616 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.
18616 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18616: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18616: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18616: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18616: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18616 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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