Best Places19317, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19317, 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.
19317 ranks 341st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19317
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.
19317's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19317 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$178,495 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 19317 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,151 a month, better than only 21% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19317
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19317 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $178,495, 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 19317's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 19317
19317 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19317.
Who works in 19317, and how
Work in 19317 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 19317
19317 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. The coast is about 40 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19317 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19317, month by month
19317 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 19317
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19317
Schools across 19317 average an A−, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pocopson El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Hillendale El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Chadds Ford El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charles F Patton MsA+ · 84% proficient
- Stetson MsA+ · 75% proficient
- Garnet Valley MsA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Unionville HsA+ · 94% proficient
- Garnet Valley HsA+ · 87% proficient
- West Chester Bayard Rustin HsA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19317 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19317 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 19317 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19317
Is 19317 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19317 ranks 341st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state infrastructure and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19317 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $608,665. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $178,495 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 19317 safe?
Yes, 19317 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare 19317 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19317. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19317 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.
19317 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19317: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19317: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19317: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19317: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19317 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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