Best Places19406, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19406, 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.
19406 ranks 1,320th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19406
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.
19406's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19406 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 19406 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,296 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19406
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19406 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $120,391; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 19406's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19406
19406'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 19406.
Who works in 19406, and how
Work in 19406 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 19406
19406 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19406 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19406, month by month
19406 sees roughly 71 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 19406
Philadelphia International sits about 17 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 19406
Schools across 19406 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Caley El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Candlebrook El SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Roberts El SchA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Merion MsA · 60% proficient
- Skyview Upper El SchA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Upper Merion HsA+ · 90% proficient
- Methacton HsA+ · 86% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19406 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19406 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 19406 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 19406 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of zip codes and 28% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 19406
Is 19406 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19406 ranks 1,320th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, population health, and health care access, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19406 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $452,838. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $120,391 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 19406 safe?
19406 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19406?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 25. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Is 19406 good for families?
Schools beat 98% of zip codes, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,296 a month.
Compare 19406 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19406. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19406 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.
19406 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19406: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19406: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19406: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19406: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19406 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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