Best Places19010, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19010, 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.
19010 ranks 271st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19010
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.
19010's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19010 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$162,074 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 19010 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,141 a month, better than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19010
A household needs to earn about $230,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19010 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $162,074, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 19010's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 19010
19010 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19010.
Who works in 19010, and how
Work in 19010 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in 19010
19010 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19010 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19010, month by month
19010 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 19010
Philadelphia International sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 14.8 million passengers in 2025, with 179 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 19010
Schools across 19010 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Radnor El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Ithan El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Gladwyne SchA+ · 86% proficient
Top middle schools
- Radnor MsA+ · 80% proficient
- Welsh Valley MsA+ · 75% proficient
- Haverford MsA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Radnor ShsA+ · 92% proficient
- Harriton ShsA+ · 89% proficient
- Haverford ShsB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19010 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19010 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 19010 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 19010 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 19010
Is 19010 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19010 ranks 271st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise 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 19010 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $824,333. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $162,074 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 19010 safe?
Yes, 19010 is safer than 67% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19010?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 25. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of zip codes.
Is 19010 good for families?
Schools beat 99% of zip codes, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $1,141 a month.
Compare 19010 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19010. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19010 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.
19010 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19010: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19010: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19010: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19010: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19010 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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