Best PlacesStrawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strawberry Mansion, 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.
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia ranks 5,347th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Strawberry Mansion, 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.
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$39,604 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,604, 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 Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia.
Who works in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 33%
Life in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia has more parkland per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, month by month
Strawberry Mansion, 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 Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 9 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 Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
Schools across Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia average a C, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Allen Dr Ethel SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Blaine James G SchF · 10% proficient
- Rhodes E Washington SchF · 10% 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 Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strawberry Mansion, 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 Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
Is Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia ranks 5,347th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, big-city access, and transit, and lowest on health outcomes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,945. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $39,604 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia safe?
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $764 per resident a year.
Compare Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strawberry Mansion, 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.
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strawberry Mansion, 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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