Best PlacesKinzers, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kinzers, 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.
Kinzers ranks 11,540th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kinzers
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.
Kinzers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Kinzers ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
Where Kinzers ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kinzers
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kinzers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $100,354; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Kinzers' effective rate of 1.08%, 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 Kinzers
Kinzers 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 Kinzers.
Who works in Kinzers, and how
Work in Kinzers centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Kinzers
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kinzers.
What the weather is like in Kinzers, month by month
Kinzers sees roughly 80 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 Kinzers
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kinzers
Schools across Kinzers average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Octorara El SchA · 70% proficient
- Salisbury El SchA · 70% proficient
- New Holland ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchB · 45% proficient
- Garden Spot MsB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Garden Spot ShsB+ · 57% proficient
- Octorara Area JshsB− · 42% proficient
- Pequea Valley HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kinzers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kinzers 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 Kinzers against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kinzers
Is Kinzers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kinzers ranks 11,540th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kinzers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $406,405. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $100,354 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Kinzers safe?
Yes, Kinzers is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Kinzers with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kinzers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kinzers 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.
Kinzers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kinzers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kinzers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kinzers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kinzers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kinzers 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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