Best PlacesLawncrest, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lawncrest, 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.
Lawncrest, Philadelphia ranks 4,535th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Lawncrest, 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.
Lawncrest, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lawncrest, Philadelphia ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 64% of neighborhoods
Where Lawncrest, Philadelphia ranks low
- Short commute38.2 minutes each way, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lawncrest, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lawncrest, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,415, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Lawncrest, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lawncrest, Philadelphia
Lawncrest, Philadelphia runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lawncrest, Philadelphia.
Who works in Lawncrest, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Lawncrest, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Lawncrest, Philadelphia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lawncrest, Philadelphia.
What the weather is like in Lawncrest, Philadelphia, month by month
Lawncrest, Philadelphia sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Lawncrest, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 14 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 Lawncrest, Philadelphia
Schools across Lawncrest, Philadelphia average a C+, better than 54% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Benjamin SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Finletter Thomas K SchD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Fels Samuel HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lawncrest, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lawncrest, 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 Lawncrest, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lawncrest, Philadelphia
Is Lawncrest, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lawncrest, Philadelphia ranks 4,535th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and low disaster risk, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lawncrest, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,561. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $55,415 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Lawncrest, Philadelphia safe?
Lawncrest, Philadelphia is safer than 29% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $519 per resident a year.
Compare Lawncrest, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lawncrest, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lawncrest, 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.
Lawncrest, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lawncrest, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lawncrest, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lawncrest, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lawncrest, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lawncrest, 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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