Best Places19350, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19350, 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.
19350 ranks 588th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19350
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.
19350's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19350 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$159,617 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 19350 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19350
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19350 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $159,617, 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 19350's effective rate of 1.50%, 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 19350
19350 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19350.
Who works in 19350, and how
Work in 19350 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 19350
19350 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. The coast is about 36 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19350 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19350, month by month
19350 sees roughly 108 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 19350
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19350
Schools across 19350 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Fred S Engle MsA · 61% proficient
- Kennett MsB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Avon Grove HsA− · 65% proficient
- Oxford Area HsB+ · 53% proficient
- Kennett HsC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19350 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19350 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 19350 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19350
Is 19350 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19350 ranks 588th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, heat safety, and what local pay buys, 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 19350 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $534,033. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $159,617 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 19350 safe?
Yes, 19350 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare 19350 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19350. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19350 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.
19350 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19350: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19350: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19350: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19350: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19350 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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