Best Places19153, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19153, 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.
19153 ranks 30,693rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19153
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.
19153's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19153 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 19153 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
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19153
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19153 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,659, 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 19153's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19153
19153's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 19153.
Who works in 19153, and how
Work in 19153 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in 19153
19153 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19153 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19153, month by month
19153 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 19153
Philadelphia International sits about 2 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 19153
Schools across 19153 average a C, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Penrose SchF · 10% 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 19153 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19153 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 19153 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19153
Is 19153 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19153 ranks 30,693rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and few empty homes, 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 19153 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,714. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $53,659 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 19153 safe?
19153 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $581 per resident a year.
Compare 19153 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19153. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19153 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.
19153 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19153: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19153: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19153: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19153: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19153 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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