Best Places19029, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19029, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
19029 ranks 29,891st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19029
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.
19029's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19029 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Short commute22.2 minutes each way, better than 74% of zip codes
Where 19029 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19029
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19029 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,177, 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 19029's effective rate of 1.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19029
19029 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19029.
Who works in 19029, and how
Work in 19029 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 19029
19029 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 42 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 19029 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19029, month by month
19029 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 19029
Philadelphia International sits about 3 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 19029
Schools across 19029 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Leedom El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Prospect Park SchB− · 43% proficient
- Tinicum SchB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ridley MsC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Interboro ShsA− · 62% proficient
- Ridley HsB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19029 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19029 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 19029 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19029
Is 19029 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19029 ranks 29,891st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19029 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,973. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $54,177 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 19029 safe?
19029 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
Compare 19029 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19029. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19029 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.
19029 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19029: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19029: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19029: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19029: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19029 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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