

It was one of the best for young professionals, one of the safest, and in fact, just one of the best overall. Heres a neighborhood that simply refuses to stop popping up in our rankings lately.

What will really get you, though, is the overall cost of livinga 145 compared to Philadelphias cost of living score of 105, and Pennsylvanias score of just 100. Heres what youll pay: for your run of the mill home in this area, itll be 460,746. Which means well, hope youve been keeping up with that savings account.īut if you want to be close to the actionCity Hall, the Convention Center, Chinatown, Washington Square West, and of course, the fabulous Gayborhood, it might just be worth it to you. That means residents have the fourth highest ratio of housing costs to income in the city. The Rent Zestimate for this home is 1,547/mo, which has increased by 40/mo in the last 30 days. This may not sound outrageous compared to our first neighborhood, but its important to note that residents here only make a median income of about 43,000 per year, where in Center City West, they make about 65,000. 1924 Arch St 418, Philadelphia, PA is a apartment home that was built in 2015. So, sure, you may be able to live downtown, but youre probably going to be spending most of your paycheck on home payments.Īre you looking for a nice townhouse with a low price tag Well then keep looking, because this is not the neighborhood for you This neighborhood, made up of three mini areas, Wharton, Hawthorne, and Bella Vista, has a median home price of 246,118. Not only are homes here more expensive, but the average resident doesnt make that much more than someone in say, Rhawnhurst or Torresdale.

Youre kind of smack dab in the middle of the actionand the most expensive residences in town. Its really no wonder Center City West comes in at the top of this listafter all, youre paying for the prime location in Philly. Of course more went into it than that, but well go over our methodology in more detail at the end. Somerton (tie) We got these top 10 by looking at Philadelphias neighborhoods in terms of the following. These are the 10 most expensive neighborhoods in Philadelphia. So really, more often than not, in this city youre going to be paying a bit more than your neighbor in, say, Torresdale.īut in these Philly neighborhoods in particular, lets just say you better not be easily phased by sticker shock.
