Best PlacesCobbs Creek, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cobbs Creek, 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.
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia ranks 3,559th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cobbs Creek, 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.
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.5 minutes each way, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Household income$51,381 median, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,381, 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 Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia
Cobbs Creek, 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 Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia.
Who works in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 37%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 43%
Life in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, month by month
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia sees roughly 65 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 Cobbs Creek, 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 Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia
Schools across Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Penn Alexander SchA+ · 80% proficient
- Anderson Add B SchD · 20% proficient
- Mastery Cs-harrity CampusD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Science Leadership Academy MsD+ · 25% proficient
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
- Middle Years AlternativeD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Sayre William L MsD+ · 25% proficient
- West Philadelphia HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cobbs Creek, 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 Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia suits
Common questions about living in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia
Is Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia ranks 3,559th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $346,805. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $51,381 median income, cost of living beats 23% of neighborhoods.
Is Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia safe?
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $614 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 27. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cobbs Creek, 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.
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cobbs Creek, 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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