Neighborhood Scorecard

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16849 — Lanse, PA

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 16849 in Lanse, PA blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of F (5/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $—, a median home value of $—, 5.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of . Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 16849, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. If any of these feeds is missing for 16849, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall F score for 16849 reflects a weighted blend — Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) — and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. Areas pulling the overall grade down are education. The 6 nearby ZIP codes listed below provide immediate geographic context — two adjacent ZIPs can land several grade letters apart due to school-district boundaries, zoning, and commute arteries.

F
Overall Score
5/100
16849 — Lanse, PA
Income N/A
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Median household income
Education F
5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing N/A
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Home value to income ratio
Commute N/A
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Average commute time
Rent N/A
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2-bedroom fair market rent
Safety N/A
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Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
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Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

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Median household income

Education

F
5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 5/100

Housing

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Home value to income ratio

Commute

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Average commute time

Rent

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2-bedroom fair market rent

Safety

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N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

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Center-based infant care cost

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What This Means

Lanse, PA (16849) receives an overall grade of F based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. Challenges include education. Data was unavailable for income, housing, commute, rent, safety, childcare — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 16849?
ZIP 16849 (Lanse, PA) has an overall neighborhood score of 5/100, earning a grade of F. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 16849 a good place to live?
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 16849 scores F overall. Areas that score lower: education.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →