Best Places19477, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19477, 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.
19477 ranks 886th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19477
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.
19477's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19477 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 19477 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,296 a month, better than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Short commute29.7 minutes each way, better than only 30% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19477
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19477 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $149,926; 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 19477's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 19477
19477 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 19477.
Who works in 19477, and how
Work in 19477 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 19477
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 19477.
What the weather is like in 19477, month by month
19477 sees roughly 73 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 19477
Philadelphia International sits about 22 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 19477
Schools across 19477 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shady Grove El SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wissahickon MsA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Wissahickon ShsA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19477 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19477 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 19477 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19477
Is 19477 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19477 ranks 886th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, 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 19477 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $592,400. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $149,926 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 19477 safe?
19477 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare 19477 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19477. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19477 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.
19477 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19477: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19477: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19477: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19477: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19477 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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