Best PlacesEast Falls, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Falls, Philadelphia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Falls, Philadelphia ranks 1,324th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Falls, 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.
East Falls, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Falls, Philadelphia ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where East Falls, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.8 minutes each way, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Falls, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Falls, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $109,642; 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 East Falls, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Falls, Philadelphia
East Falls, 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 East Falls, Philadelphia.
Who works in East Falls, Philadelphia, and how
Work in East Falls, Philadelphia centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in East Falls, Philadelphia
East Falls, Philadelphia has more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Falls, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Falls, Philadelphia, month by month
East Falls, Philadelphia sees roughly 71 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 East Falls, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 10 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 East Falls, Philadelphia
Schools across East Falls, Philadelphia average a C, better than 52% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Falls, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Falls, 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 East Falls, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Falls, Philadelphia
Is East Falls, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Falls, Philadelphia ranks 1,324th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and population health, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Falls, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $412,102. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $109,642 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is East Falls, Philadelphia safe?
East Falls, Philadelphia is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $535 per resident a year.
Compare East Falls, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Falls, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Falls, 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.
East Falls, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Falls, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Falls, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Falls, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Falls, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Falls, 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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