Best Places19425, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19425, 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.
19425 ranks 56th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19425
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.
19425's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19425 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$204,081 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 19425 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 27% of zip codes
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19425
A household needs to earn about $188,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19425 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $204,081, 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 19425's effective rate of 1.30%, 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 19425
19425's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 19425.
Who works in 19425, and how
Work in 19425 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 39%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 19425
19425 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 19425 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19425, month by month
19425 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 19425
Philadelphia International sits about 27 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 19425
Schools across 19425 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Vincent El SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Pickering Valley El SchA+ · 87% proficient
- West Vincent El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owen J Roberts MsA+ · 70% proficient
- Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterA+ · 68% proficient
- Great Valley MsA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Downingtown Stem AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Great Valley HsA+ · 90% proficient
- Owen J Roberts HsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19425 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19425 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 19425 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19425
Is 19425 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19425 ranks 56th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on childcare costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19425 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $673,984. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $204,081 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 19425 safe?
Yes, 19425 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare 19425 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19425. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19425 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.
19425 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19425: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19425: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19425: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19425: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19425 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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