Best PlacesRoxborough, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roxborough, Philadelphia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Roxborough, Philadelphia ranks 1,657th 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 Roxborough, 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.
Roxborough, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roxborough, Philadelphia ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Roxborough, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.8 minutes each way, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Roxborough, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roxborough, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,520, 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 Roxborough, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Roxborough, Philadelphia
Roxborough, 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 Roxborough, Philadelphia.
Who works in Roxborough, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Roxborough, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Roxborough, Philadelphia
Roxborough, Philadelphia has more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Roxborough, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Roxborough, Philadelphia, month by month
Roxborough, Philadelphia sees roughly 72 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 Roxborough, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 12 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 Roxborough, Philadelphia
Schools across Roxborough, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Belmont Hills El SchA+ · 82% proficient
- Dobson James SchA+ · 75% proficient
- Green Woods CsB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Welsh Valley MsA+ · 75% proficient
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Harriton ShsA+ · 89% proficient
- Lankenau HsA · 75% proficient
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roxborough, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roxborough, 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 Roxborough, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Roxborough, Philadelphia suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of neighborhoods and 27% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Roxborough, Philadelphia
Is Roxborough, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roxborough, Philadelphia ranks 1,657th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, a stable housing market, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roxborough, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $366,513. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $100,520 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Roxborough, Philadelphia safe?
Roxborough, Philadelphia is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Roxborough, Philadelphia?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 25. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of neighborhoods.
Is Roxborough, Philadelphia good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare Roxborough, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roxborough, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roxborough, 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.
Roxborough, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roxborough, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roxborough, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roxborough, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roxborough, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roxborough, 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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