Best PlacesPoint Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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.
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia ranks 2,229th 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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.
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $85,404; 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia runs younger 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
Who works in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 35%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 39%
Life in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
What the weather is like in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, month by month
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Schools across Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mcdaniel Delaplaine SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Vare-washington El SchD+ · 21% proficient
- Childs George W SchD · 20% 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia suits
Common questions about living in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Is Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia ranks 2,229th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, transit, 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $338,923. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $85,404 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia safe?
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $693 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 27. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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.
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Point Breeze-Philadelphia, 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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