Best Places19560, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19560, 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.
19560 ranks 12,211th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19560
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.
19560's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19560 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 19560 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19560
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19560 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,868, 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 19560's effective rate of 1.72%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19560
19560 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19560.
Who works in 19560, and how
Work in 19560 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 19560
19560 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 19560 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19560, month by month
19560 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 19560
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19560
Schools across 19560 average a C+, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oley Valley El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Schuylkill Valley El SchA · 70% proficient
- Muhlenberg El CtrD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oley Valley MsA− · 55% proficient
- Schuylkill Valley MsB · 45% proficient
- C E Cole Intermediate SchC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Oley Valley ShsA+ · 95% proficient
- Schuylkill Valley HsA+ · 80% proficient
- Muhlenberg HsB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19560 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19560 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 19560 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19560
Is 19560 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19560 ranks 12,211th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and big-city access, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19560 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,545. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $80,868 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 19560 safe?
19560 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare 19560 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19560. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19560 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.
19560 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19560: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19560: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19560: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19560: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19560 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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