Best Places18920, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 18920, 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.
18920 ranks 2,946th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 18920
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.
18920's strengths and weaknesses
Where 18920 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$127,463 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 18920 ranks low
- Short commute41.4 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- 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 income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 18920
A household needs to earn about $197,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 18920 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,463, 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 18920's effective rate of 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 18920
18920 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 18920.
Who works in 18920, and how
Work in 18920 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 18920
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 18920.
What the weather is like in 18920, month by month
18920 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 18920
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around 18920
Schools across 18920 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tinicum El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palisades MsB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Palisades HsA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 18920 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
18920 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 18920 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 18920
Is 18920 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 18920 ranks 2,946th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 18920 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $737,480. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $127,463 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 18920 safe?
Yes, 18920 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
Compare 18920 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 18920. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 18920 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.
18920 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 18920: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 18920: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 18920: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 18920: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
18920 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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