Best PlacesBella Vista, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bella Vista, Philadelphia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bella Vista, Philadelphia ranks 695th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bella Vista, Philadelphia
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.
Bella Vista, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bella Vista, Philadelphia ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Bella Vista, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.2 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bella Vista, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bella Vista, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $117,208, 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 Bella Vista, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Bella Vista, Philadelphia
Bella Vista, Philadelphia runs younger 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 Bella Vista, Philadelphia.
Who works in Bella Vista, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Bella Vista, Philadelphia centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 28%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 41%
Life in Bella Vista, Philadelphia
Bella Vista, Philadelphia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Bella Vista, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bella Vista, Philadelphia, month by month
Bella Vista, Philadelphia sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Bella Vista, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 6 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 Bella Vista, Philadelphia
Schools across Bella Vista, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Academy At PalumboB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bella Vista, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bella Vista, Philadelphia 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 Bella Vista, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bella Vista, Philadelphia
Is Bella Vista, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bella Vista, Philadelphia ranks 695th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, health care access, and population health, and lowest on taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bella Vista, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $598,589. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $117,208 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Bella Vista, Philadelphia safe?
Bella Vista, Philadelphia is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $587 per resident a year.
Compare Bella Vista, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bella Vista, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bella Vista, Philadelphia 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.
Bella Vista, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bella Vista, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bella Vista, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bella Vista, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bella Vista, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bella Vista, Philadelphia 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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