Best Places18917, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18917, 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.
18917 ranks 3,870th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 18917
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.
18917's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18917 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 18917 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,200 a month, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18917
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18917 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,626, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 18917's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 18917
18917's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 18917.
Who works in 18917, and how
Work in 18917 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 18917
18917 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 18917 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 18917, month by month
18917 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 18917
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18917
Schools across 18917 average an A+, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Seylar El SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Bedminster El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Groveland El SchA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pennridge North MsA+ · 70% proficient
- Tohickon MsA · 60% proficient
- Pennridge Central MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Pennridge HsA · 78% proficient
- Central Bucks Hs-westA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18917 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18917 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 18917 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18917
Is 18917 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18917 ranks 3,870th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, a strong job market, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18917 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $398,488. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $88,626 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 18917 safe?
Yes, 18917 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare 18917 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18917. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18917 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.
18917 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18917: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18917: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18917: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18917: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18917 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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