Best Philadelphia suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·50 suburbs considered, 10 listed

Bala Cynwyd$640k median · 27.6 min commute

Schools A+Amenities AResidents inactive

Family score
overall 75 B

Ardmore$453k median · 26.4 min commute

Schools A+Amenities A−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 74 B

Town center of West Chester. View looks northeast along Market Street from Darlington Street. [Added by Nyttend: this block is included in the West Chester Down

West Chester$491k median · 20.9 min commute

Schools AAmenities A−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 69 B−

Thomas Massey House (NRHP) in Broomall, Delaware County, PA.

Broomall$483k median · 26.1 min commute

Schools AAmenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 71 B−

Montgomeryville$471k median · 29.0 min commute

Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 71 B−

King of Prussia$436k median · 24.3 min commute

Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 72 B−

Haddonfield$755k median · 30.0 min commute

Schools AAmenities B+Residents inactive

Family score
overall 71 B−

North York road in downtown Willow Grove

Willow Grove$357k median · 26.2 min commute

Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 68 B−

Roslyn$329k median · 30.4 min commute

Schools B+Amenities A−Residents inactive

Family score
overall 62 C

Lansdale$344k median · 25.4 min commute

Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive

Family score
overall 65 C+

This list's weighting

Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Bala Cynwyd (Sir Joseph · CC BY-SA 3.0); Ardmore (Ii2nmd · CC0); West Chester (Zoewscott · Public domain); Broomall (User:Smallbones on English Wikipedia. · Public domain); Montgomeryville (Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0); King of Prussia (Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Haddonfield (Cashcow at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0); Willow Grove (Dhsifhdbfidhxuf · CC BY-SA 4.0); Roslyn (Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0); Lansdale (Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0).