Best Places19109, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19109, 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.
19109 ranks 538th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19109
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.
19109's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19109 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 19109 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of zip codes
Who lives in 19109
19109 runs younger 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 19109.
Who works in 19109, and how
Work in 19109 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 12%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 58%
Life in 19109
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19109.
What the weather is like in 19109, month by month
19109 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 19109
Philadelphia International sits about 7 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 19109
Schools across 19109 average a C, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19109 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19109 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 19109 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19109
Is 19109 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19109 ranks 538th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, walkability, and transit, and lowest on crime and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19109 safe?
19109 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,186 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19109?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 27. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of zip codes.
Compare 19109 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19109. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19109 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.
19109 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19109: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19109: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19109: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19109: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19109 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.
- 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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