Best Places18854, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18854, 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.
18854 ranks 17,418th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on clean air, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 18854
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.
18854's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18854 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 18854 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18854
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18854 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,333, 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 18854's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 18854
18854 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18854.
Who works in 18854, and how
Work in 18854 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 18854
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 18854.
What the weather is like in 18854, month by month
18854 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 18854
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18854
Schools across 18854 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northeast Bradford El SchA · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Northeast Bradford JshsB+ · 53% proficient
- Towanda Area JshsB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18854 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18854 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 18854 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18854
Is 18854 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18854 ranks 17,418th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18854 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,272. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $74,333 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 18854 safe?
18854 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare 18854 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18854. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18854 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.
18854 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18854: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18854: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18854: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18854: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18854 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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