Best Places19564, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19564, 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.
19564 ranks 6,544th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19564
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.
19564's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19564 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 19564 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19564
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19564 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,198, 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 19564's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 19564
19564 runs younger 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 19564.
Who works in 19564, and how
Work in 19564 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 19564
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19564.
What the weather is like in 19564, month by month
19564 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 19564
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19564
Schools across 19564 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kutztown El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Willow Creek El SchB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kutztown Area MsB · 47% proficient
- Fleetwood MsB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Kutztown Area ShsB+ · 53% proficient
- Fleetwood ShsB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19564 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19564 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 19564 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19564
Is 19564 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19564 ranks 6,544th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and low crime, 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 19564 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,000. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $99,198 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 19564 safe?
Yes, 19564 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare 19564 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19564. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19564 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.
19564 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19564: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19564: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19564: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19564: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19564 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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