Best PlacesGrays Ferry, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grays Ferry, 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.
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia ranks 3,853rd 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 Grays Ferry, 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.
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grays Ferry, Philadelphia ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Grays Ferry, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grays Ferry, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,505; 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 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grays Ferry, Philadelphia.
Who works in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grays Ferry, Philadelphia.
What the weather is like in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, month by month
Grays Ferry, 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 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 5 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 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
Schools across Grays Ferry, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Universal Alcorn CsD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
- Middle Years AlternativeD+ · 25% proficient
- Universal Vare CsD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Universal Audenried CsD+ · 25% proficient
- Preparatory Cs Of Mathematics Science TeF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grays Ferry, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grays Ferry, 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 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
Is Grays Ferry, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grays Ferry, Philadelphia ranks 3,853rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, a stable housing market, and big-city access, 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 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,693. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $62,505 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Grays Ferry, Philadelphia safe?
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $603 per resident a year.
Compare Grays Ferry, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grays Ferry, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grays Ferry, 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.
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grays Ferry, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grays Ferry, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grays Ferry, 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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