Best Places19319, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19319, 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.
19319 ranks 76th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19319
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.
19319's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19319 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$178,066 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 19319 ranks low
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,040 a month, better than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19319
A household needs to earn about $213,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19319 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $178,066, 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 19319's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 19319
19319 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19319.
Who works in 19319, and how
Work in 19319 centers on admin & support services and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 38%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 42%
Life in 19319
The coast is about 49 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 19319, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19319, month by month
19319 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 19319
Philadelphia International sits about 16 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 19319
Schools across 19319 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Penn Wood El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Westtown-thornbury El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stetson MsA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- West Chester Bayard Rustin HsA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19319 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19319 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 19319 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19319
Is 19319 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19319 ranks 76th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19319 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $793,443. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $178,066 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 19319 safe?
19319 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare 19319 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19319. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19319 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.
19319 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19319: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19319: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19319: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19319: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19319 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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