Best PlacesMarconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, 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.
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia ranks 3,220th 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
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Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $109,714; 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia runs older 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia.
Who works in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia, month by month
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 4 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
Schools across Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bregy F Amedee SchD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
- Tilden William T MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Bartram John - MainD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia
Is Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia ranks 3,220th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and a stable housing market, 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 Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $427,776. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $109,714 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia safe?
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia is safer than 23% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $559 per resident a year.
Compare Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, 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.
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, 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.
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