Best PlacesPoplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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.
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia ranks 3,557th 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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.
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Household income$50,977 median, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,977, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia.
Who works in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 29%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 48%
Life in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, month by month
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 8 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia
Schools across Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Garden SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Kearny Gen Philip SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Alliance For Progress CsD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
- Young Scholars CsF · 11% 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia suits
Common questions about living in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia
Is Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia ranks 3,557th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,140. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $50,977 median income, cost of living beats 13% of neighborhoods.
Is Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia safe?
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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 18% of neighborhoods.
Is Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 45%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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.
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, 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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