Best PlacesRoyersford, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Royersford, 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.
Royersford ranks 214th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Royersford
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.
Royersford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Royersford ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of cities
Where Royersford ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 18% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Royersford
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Royersford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,325, 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 Royersford's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Royersford
Royersford's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Royersford.
Who works in Royersford, and how
Work in Royersford centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Royersford
Royersford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Royersford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Royersford, month by month
Royersford sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Royersford
Philadelphia International sits about 28 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 Royersford
Schools across Royersford average an A+, better than 99% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Upper Providence El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Oaks El SchA+ · 90% proficient
- Brooke El SchA+ · 90% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring-ford Ms 8th Grade CtrA+ · 75% proficient
- Owen J Roberts MsA+ · 70% proficient
- Phoenixville Area MsA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Spring-ford Shs 9-12 CtrA+ · 98% proficient
- Owen J Roberts HsA · 70% proficient
- Phoenixville Area HsD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Royersford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Royersford 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 Royersford against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Royersford suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of cities and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Royersford
Is Royersford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Royersford ranks 214th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on good schools, civic engagement, and population health, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Royersford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $423,070. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $119,325 median income, cost of living beats 80% of cities.
Is Royersford safe?
Yes, Royersford is safer than 87% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Royersford?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 22. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of cities.
Is Royersford good for families?
Schools beat 99% of cities, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $1,296 a month.
Compare Royersford with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Royersford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Royersford 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.
Royersford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Royersford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Royersford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Royersford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Royersford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Royersford 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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