Best PlacesKing of Prussia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around King of Prussia, 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.
King of Prussia ranks 203rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in King of Prussia
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.
King of Prussia's strengths and weaknesses
Where King of Prussia ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of cities
Where King of Prussia ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 27% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in King of Prussia
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median King of Prussia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $121,089; 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 King of Prussia's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 King of Prussia
King of Prussia's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 King of Prussia.
Who works in King of Prussia, and how
Work in King of Prussia centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in King of Prussia
King of Prussia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of cities and more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of King of Prussia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in King of Prussia, month by month
King of Prussia 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 King of Prussia
Philadelphia International sits about 17 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 King of Prussia
Schools across King of Prussia average an A+, better than 98% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Forge El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- New Eagle El SchA+ · 98% proficient
- Caley El SchA+ · 98% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley Forge MsA+ · 90% proficient
- Tredyffrin-easttown MsA+ · 85% proficient
- Radnor MsA+ · 80% proficient
Top high schools
- Spring-ford Shs 9-12 CtrA+ · 98% proficient
- Radnor ShsA+ · 92% proficient
- Upper Merion HsA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every King of Prussia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
King of Prussia 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 King of Prussia against the other 2,097 cities.
Who King of Prussia suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of cities and 28% already work from home.
Common questions about living in King of Prussia
Is King of Prussia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, King of Prussia ranks 203rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on good schools, population health, and health care access, and lowest on noise and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is King of Prussia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $460,053. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $121,089 median income, cost of living beats 78% of cities.
Is King of Prussia safe?
King of Prussia is safer than 27% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in King of Prussia?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 25. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 29% of cities.
Is King of Prussia good for families?
Schools beat 98% of cities, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $1,296 a month.
Compare King of Prussia with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to King of Prussia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in King of Prussia 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.
King of Prussia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for King of Prussia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in King of Prussia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of King of Prussia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in King of Prussia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
King of Prussia 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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