Best Places19129, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19129, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
19129 ranks 7,178th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19129
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.
19129's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19129 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 19129 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19129
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19129 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,674, 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 19129's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 19129
19129 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 19129.
Who works in 19129, and how
Work in 19129 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in 19129
19129 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19129 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19129, month by month
19129 sees roughly 70 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 19129
Philadelphia International sits about 10 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 19129
Schools across 19129 average a C, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wissahickon CsD+ · 21% proficient
- Rhodes E Washington SchF · 10% proficient
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 19129 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19129 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 19129 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19129
Is 19129 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19129 ranks 7,178th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19129 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,730. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $96,674 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 19129 safe?
19129 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
Compare 19129 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19129. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19129 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.
19129 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19129: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19129: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19129: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19129: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19129 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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