Best PlacesOak Lane, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oak Lane, 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.
Oak Lane, Philadelphia ranks 4,005th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Oak Lane, 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.
Oak Lane, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oak Lane, Philadelphia ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Oak Lane, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Oak Lane, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oak Lane, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,625, 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 Oak Lane, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 Oak Lane, Philadelphia
Oak Lane, 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 Oak Lane, Philadelphia.
Who works in Oak Lane, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Oak Lane, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in Oak Lane, Philadelphia
Oak Lane, Philadelphia has more parkland per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Oak Lane, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oak Lane, Philadelphia, month by month
Oak Lane, Philadelphia sees roughly 66 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 Oak Lane, 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 Oak Lane, Philadelphia
Schools across Oak Lane, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ellwood SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Eugenio Maria De Hostos CsC · 33% proficient
- West Oak Lane CsC− · 28% proficient
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 Oak Lane, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oak Lane, 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 Oak Lane, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Oak Lane, Philadelphia suits
Common questions about living in Oak Lane, Philadelphia
Is Oak Lane, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oak Lane, Philadelphia ranks 4,005th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, health care access, and a stable housing market, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oak Lane, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,227. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $64,625 median income, cost of living beats 39% of neighborhoods.
Is Oak Lane, Philadelphia safe?
Oak Lane, Philadelphia is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $571 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Oak Lane, Philadelphia?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 25. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of neighborhoods.
Is Oak Lane, Philadelphia good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare Oak Lane, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oak Lane, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oak Lane, 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.
Oak Lane, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oak Lane, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oak Lane, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oak Lane, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oak Lane, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oak Lane, 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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