Neighborhood Scorecard

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18070 — Palm, PA

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 18070 in Palm, PA blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of D (46/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $74,638, a median home value of $322,300, 20.6% 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 18070, 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 18070, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall D score for 18070 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, housing. 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.

D
Overall Score
46/100
18070 — Palm, PA
Income C+
$74,638
Median household income
Education F
20.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing F
4.3x
Home value $322,300 vs income
Commute N/A
N/A
Average commute time
Rent C-
$1,810/mo
2BR fair market rent (29% of income)
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
N/A
Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

C+
$74,638

Median household income

Score: 62/100

Education

F
20.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 30/100

Housing

F
4.3x

Home value $322,300 vs income

Score: 30/100

Commute

N/A
N/A

Average commute time

Rent

C-
$1,810/mo

2BR fair market rent (29% of income)

Score: 53/100

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

N/A
N/A

Center-based infant care cost

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What This Means

Palm, PA (18070) receives an overall grade of D based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. Challenges include education and housing. Data was unavailable for commute, safety, childcare — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 18070?
ZIP 18070 (Palm, PA) has an overall neighborhood score of 46/100, earning a grade of D. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 18070 a good place to live?
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 18070 scores D overall. Areas that score lower: education, housing.
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 →