Best Places19142, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19142, 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.
19142 ranks 29,223rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19142
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.
19142's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19142 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 19142 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$41,724 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19142
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19142 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,724, 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 19142's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19142
19142 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 19142.
Who works in 19142, and how
Work in 19142 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 31%
Life in 19142
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19142.
What the weather is like in 19142, month by month
19142 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 19142
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 19142
Schools across 19142 average a C, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Philadelphia Montessori CsC · 32% proficient
- Morton Thomas G SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Catharine Joseph SchD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
- Tilden William T MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Bartram John - MainD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19142 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19142 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 19142 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 19142 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 19142
Is 19142 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19142 ranks 29,223rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and cell coverage, 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 19142 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,302. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $41,724 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 19142 safe?
19142 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $677 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19142?
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.
Is 19142 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare 19142 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19142. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19142 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.
19142 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19142: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19142: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19142: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19142: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19142 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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