Best Places19320, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19320, 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.
19320 ranks 8,812th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19320
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.
19320's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19320 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 19320 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19320
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19320 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,798, 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 19320's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19320
19320 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19320.
Who works in 19320, and how
Work in 19320 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 19320
19320 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and less late-night activity than most zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19320 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19320, month by month
19320 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 84° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 19320
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19320
Schools across 19320 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brandywine-wallace El SchA+ · 84% proficient
- Unionville El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- West Bradford El SchA+ · 79% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charles F Patton MsA+ · 84% proficient
- Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterA+ · 68% proficient
- Fred S Engle MsA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Downingtown Stem AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Unionville HsA+ · 94% proficient
- Downingtown Hs West CampusA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19320 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19320 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 19320 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 19320 suits
Families
Schools land around the 35th percentile and crime safety beats 66%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 19320
Is 19320 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19320 ranks 8,812th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, heat safety, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19320 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,943. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $97,798 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 19320 safe?
Yes, 19320 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19320?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 26. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of zip codes.
Is 19320 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,310 a month.
Compare 19320 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19320. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19320 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.
19320 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19320: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19320: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19320: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19320: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19320 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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