Housing & affordability in Philadelphia

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

33/100
38th of 50

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$243,100

Philadelphia $351,90040% · scores 30

Median rent vs metro$1,397/mo

Philadelphia $1,480/mo30% · scores 46

Ownership rate52%

Philadelphia 67%15% · scores 31

Households spending >30% of income on housing39%

Philadelphia 32%15% · scores 21

Context, not scored

Median year built · Philadelphia 19661949

Houses rather than flats · Philadelphia 73%64%

Households with children · Philadelphia 29%25%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the Philadelphia reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Philadelphia suburbs for housing

All 50 ranked, Philadelphia highlighted

1HockessinA$568,800 2HaddonfieldB+$755,300 3MontgomeryvilleB−$471,000 4Bala CynwydB−$640,400 5GreentreeB−$438,400 6Moorestown-LenolaB−$581,700 7BroomallB−$483,000 8GlasgowC+$373,900 9MiddletownC$409,600 10LevittownC$341,300 11ArdmoreC$453,100 12WestmontC$422,200 13Cherry Hill MallC$341,200 14King of PrussiaC−$436,200 15Pike Creek ValleyC−$340,300 16SpringdaleC−$493,900 17Willow GroveC−$357,300 18HorshamC−$388,500 19RoslynC−$328,800 20PhoenixvilleC−$369,600 21BearD+$304,800 22SicklervilleD+$278,900 23MarltonD+$341,100 24West ChesterD$490,700 25CollingswoodD$380,400 26SmyrnaD$291,400 27NewarkD$382,500 28GlassboroD$314,400 29LansdaleD$343,800 30WilliamstownD$278,600 31BrooksideD−$279,700 32Drexel HillD−$266,400 33EchelonF$328,600 34BellmawrF$239,400 35PennsvilleF$207,600 36LansdowneF$210,500 37ElktonF$293,400 38PhiladelphiaF$243,100 39Pine HillF$204,600 40WoodburyF$222,700 41Gloucester CityF$190,700 42WilmingtonF$231,400 43PottstownF$195,400 44NorristownF$213,900 45CoatesvilleF$194,000 46YeadonF$182,800 47LindenwoldF$173,600 48DarbyF$117,900 49CamdenF$112,000 50ChesterF$83,100

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Better than Philadelphia on housing & affordability

Philadelphia grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

Haddonfield9 mi from PhiladelphiaB+$755k83% 71 B− Montgomeryville18 mi from PhiladelphiaB−$471k91% 71 B− Bala Cynwyd5 mi from PhiladelphiaB−$640k70% 75 B Greentree12 mi from PhiladelphiaB−$438k80% 64 C+ Moorestown-Lenola10 mi from PhiladelphiaB−$582k79% 66 C+ Broomall12 mi from PhiladelphiaB−$483k79% 71 B−

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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