Best Places19534, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19534, 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.
19534 ranks 7,815th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19534
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.
19534's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19534 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Household income$100,780 median, better than 81% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 19534 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19534
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19534 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,780, 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 19534's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19534
19534 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19534.
Who works in 19534, and how
Work in 19534 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 19534
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19534.
What the weather is like in 19534, month by month
19534 sees roughly 59 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 | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 19534
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19534
Schools across 19534 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greenwich-lenhartsville El SchB+ · 53% proficient
- Tilden El CenterB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kutztown Area MsB · 47% proficient
- Hamburg Area Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Kutztown Area ShsB+ · 53% proficient
- Hamburg Area HsB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19534 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19534 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 19534 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19534
Is 19534 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19534 ranks 7,815th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and health care access, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19534 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,082. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $100,780 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 19534 safe?
Yes, 19534 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $128 per resident a year.
Compare 19534 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19534. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19534 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.
19534 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19534: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19534: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19534: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19534: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19534 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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