Best Places19078, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19078, 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.
19078 ranks 12,822nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19078
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.
19078's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19078 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 19078 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19078
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19078 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,485, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 19078's effective rate of 2.35%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19078
19078's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19078.
Who works in 19078, and how
Work in 19078 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 19078
19078 has more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 42 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 19078 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19078, month by month
19078 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 19078
Philadelphia International sits about 4 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 19078
Schools across 19078 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Leedom El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Lakeview El SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Edgewood El SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ridley MsC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Ridley HsB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19078 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19078 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 19078 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19078
Is 19078 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19078 ranks 12,822nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19078 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,691. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $92,485 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 19078 safe?
19078 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare 19078 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19078. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19078 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.
19078 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19078: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19078: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19078: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19078: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19078 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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