Best Places19085, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19085, 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.
19085 ranks 61st 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 19085
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.
19085's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19085 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$221,264 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 19085 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,103 a month, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19085
A household needs to earn about $271,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19085 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $221,264, 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 19085's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 19085
19085 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19085.
Who works in 19085, and how
Work in 19085 centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in 19085
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19085.
What the weather is like in 19085, month by month
19085 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 19085
Philadelphia International sits about 13 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 19085
Schools across 19085 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Radnor El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Ithan El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Wayne El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top middle schools
- Radnor MsA+ · 80% proficient
- Welsh Valley MsA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Radnor ShsA+ · 92% proficient
- Harriton ShsA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19085 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19085 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 19085 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19085
Is 19085 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19085 ranks 61st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 19085 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $973,527. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $221,264 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 19085 safe?
Yes, 19085 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare 19085 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19085. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19085 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.
19085 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19085: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19085: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19085: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19085: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19085 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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