Best PlacesTioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tioga-Nicetown, 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.
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia ranks 5,401st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tioga-Nicetown, 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.
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia ranks high
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,914 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,914, 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia runs older 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia.
Who works in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, month by month
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia sees roughly 67 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 11 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia
Schools across Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mastery Prep Elementary CsC− · 28% proficient
- Kenderton El SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Wissahickon CsD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Amy At MartinD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts Academy At Benjamin RushA− · 65% proficient
- Multicultural Academy CsC+ · 35% proficient
- Mastery Cs-gratz CampusD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tioga-Nicetown, 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia
Is Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia ranks 5,401st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and walkability, 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 Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,760. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $42,914 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia safe?
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,063 per resident a year.
Compare Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tioga-Nicetown, 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.
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tioga-Nicetown, 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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