Best Places19147, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19147, 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.
19147 ranks 2,439th 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 19147
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.
19147's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19147 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 19147 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19147
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19147 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,533, 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 19147's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 19147
19147 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 19147.
Who works in 19147, and how
Work in 19147 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 30%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in 19147
19147 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19147 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19147, month by month
19147 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 19147
Philadelphia International sits about 6 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 19147
Schools across 19147 average a C, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meredith William M SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Fanny Jackson Coppin SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Nebinger George W SchD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Academy At PalumboB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19147 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19147 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 19147 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 19147 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 34% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 19147
Is 19147 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19147 ranks 2,439th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, population health, and transit, 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 19147 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $550,473. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $114,533 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 19147 safe?
19147 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $582 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19147?
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 18% of zip codes.
Is 19147 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 7%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare 19147 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19147. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19147 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.
19147 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19147: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19147: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19147: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19147: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19147 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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