Best PlacesWissanoning, Philadelphia, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wissanoning, 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.
Wissanoning, Philadelphia ranks 4,365th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Wissanoning, 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.
Wissanoning, Philadelphia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wissanoning, Philadelphia ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where Wissanoning, Philadelphia ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wissanoning, Philadelphia
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wissanoning, Philadelphia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,978, 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 Wissanoning, Philadelphia's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wissanoning, Philadelphia
Wissanoning, Philadelphia runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wissanoning, Philadelphia.
Who works in Wissanoning, Philadelphia, and how
Work in Wissanoning, Philadelphia centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Wissanoning, Philadelphia
Wissanoning, Philadelphia has more parkland per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Wissanoning, Philadelphia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wissanoning, Philadelphia, month by month
Wissanoning, Philadelphia sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Wissanoning, Philadelphia
Philadelphia International sits about 14 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 Wissanoning, Philadelphia
Schools across Wissanoning, Philadelphia average a C, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Keystone Academy CsC+ · 38% proficient
- Lawton Henry W SchD+ · 21% proficient
- Disston Hamilton 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 Wissanoning, Philadelphia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wissanoning, 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 Wissanoning, Philadelphia against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Wissanoning, Philadelphia suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in Wissanoning, Philadelphia
Is Wissanoning, Philadelphia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wissanoning, Philadelphia ranks 4,365th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and transit, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wissanoning, Philadelphia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,387. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $62,978 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Wissanoning, Philadelphia safe?
Wissanoning, Philadelphia is safer than 29% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $544 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Wissanoning, Philadelphia?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of neighborhoods.
Is Wissanoning, Philadelphia good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 29%, and childcare runs $1,021 a month.
Compare Wissanoning, Philadelphia with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wissanoning, Philadelphia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wissanoning, 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.
Wissanoning, Philadelphia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wissanoning, Philadelphia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wissanoning, Philadelphia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wissanoning, Philadelphia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wissanoning, Philadelphia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wissanoning, 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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