Best Places19453, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19453, 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.
19453 ranks 658th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19453
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.
19453's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19453 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 19453 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% 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 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19453
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19453 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,058, 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 19453's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 19453
19453 runs older 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 19453.
Who works in 19453, and how
Work in 19453 centers on wholesale trade and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 19453
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19453.
What the weather is like in 19453, month by month
19453 sees roughly 66 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 19453
Philadelphia International sits about 23 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 19453
Schools across 19453 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oaks El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top high schools
- Spring-ford Shs 9-12 CtrA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19453 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19453 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 19453 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19453
Is 19453 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19453 ranks 658th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and health care access, and lowest on a weak job market and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19453 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $516,407. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $125,058 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 19453 safe?
Yes, 19453 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare 19453 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19453. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19453 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.
19453 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19453: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19453: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19453: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19453: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19453 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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