Best PlacesRonks, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ronks, 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.
Ronks ranks 16,269th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ronks
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.
Ronks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ronks ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
Where Ronks ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,106 a month, better than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ronks
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ronks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $85,769; 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 Ronks' effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Ronks
Ronks 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 Ronks.
Who works in Ronks, and how
Work in Ronks centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Ronks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ronks.
What the weather is like in Ronks, month by month
Ronks sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Ronks
The nearest airport, Lancaster, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ronks
Schools across Ronks average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smoketown El SchA · 65% proficient
- Paradise El SchB · 50% proficient
- Leola El SchB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin Meylin MsA− · 56% proficient
- Gerald G Huesken MsB+ · 50% proficient
- Pequea Valley Intrmd SchB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Conestoga Valley ShsA− · 60% proficient
- Lampeter-strasburg ShsB · 50% proficient
- Pequea Valley HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ronks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ronks 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 Ronks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ronks
Is Ronks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ronks ranks 16,269th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, big-city access, and transit, 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 Ronks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $338,244. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $85,769 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Ronks safe?
Yes, Ronks is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Ronks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ronks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ronks 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.
Ronks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ronks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ronks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ronks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ronks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ronks 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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