Best Places19462, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19462, 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.
19462 ranks 1,098th 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 19462
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.
19462's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19462 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$139,256 median, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 19462 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% 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 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19462
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19462 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $139,256, 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 19462's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 19462
19462 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19462.
Who works in 19462, and how
Work in 19462 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 19462
19462 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19462 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19462, month by month
19462 sees roughly 72 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 19462
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 19462
Schools across 19462 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Colonial El SchA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Colonial MsA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Plymouth-whitemarsh ShsA+ · 85% proficient
- Roosevelt Campus Of The Norristown AreaF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19462 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19462 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 19462 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19462
Is 19462 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19462 ranks 1,098th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and big-city 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 19462 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $479,445. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $139,256 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 19462 safe?
19462 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare 19462 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19462. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19462 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.
19462 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19462: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19462: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19462: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19462: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19462 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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