Philadelphia, PA

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Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Philadelphia ranks

• #3 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 84.1
• #5 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 70.2
• #7 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 69.5
• #7 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 68.2
• #9 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 59.5
• #11 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 47.6
• #11 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 78.8
• #12 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 46.4
• #16 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 34.8
• #16 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 75.5
• #17 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 30.4
• #22 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 77.9
• #32 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 55 cities · score 42.2
• #39 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 55.2
• #55 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 45.5
• #83 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 35.1
• #84 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 16.8

Things to do in Philadelphia

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 293

  12th & Cambria Playground, 13th & Poplar Street Square, 1932 N. Marshall Community Garden…

• Playgrounds 241

  19th Street Playground, 31st and Cumberland Playground, Belfield Recreation Center Playground…

• Restaurants 139

  Apollo's Pizza, Applebee's, Applebee's…

• Cafes 44

  American Grammar, Buzz Cafe, Cloud Coffee…

• Bars & pubs 52

  5th Street Lounge, Ajax Hall, Arecibo Lounge…

• Breweries 6

  After Midnight Brewing, Attic Brewing Company, Commonwealth Ciders…

• Museums 14

  ACES Museum, Black Writers Museum, Germantown Historical Society…

• Art galleries 4

  Art Making Machine Studios, FLUXSpace, Karlie Gallery…

• Theaters & cinemas 16

  AMC Broadstreet 7, Black Squirrel Club, Firehouse Arts…

• Libraries 22

  Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Charles Library, Connelly Library…

• Attractions 3

  Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino, Harbison's Dairy Milk Bottle, Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse…

• Grocery stores 39

  3J's Food Market, 7 Brothers Supermarket, A&N Produce…

• Gyms & sports centers 38

  Althea Gibson Community Education and Tennis Center, Amrita Yoga and Wellness, Balance Studios…

• Hospitals & clinics 30

  11th Street Family Health Services, Cambria Street Healthcare Center, Catholic Health Care Services…

• Colleges & universities 20

  Community College of Philadelphia - Northwest Regional Center, Drexel University - Queen Lane Campus, Drexel University Queens Lane Campus…

Local facts

Median household income

$60,698

Median rent

$1,323 / mo

Median home value

$232,400

Median age

35.1

Unemployment

8.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.6%

Poverty rate

22.0%

Renter-occupied homes

47.7%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

303

Students enrolled

179,587

Students per teacher

14.7 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

95.8%

Charter schools

28.1%

School districts serving the city

86

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Districts: Philadelphia City Sd, Community Academy Of Philadelphia Cs, Harambee Institute Of Science And Technology Cs, Youth Build Phila Cs, Preparatory Cs Of Mathematics Science Tech And Careers

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Sleeping under 7 hours

42.0%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

96.8%

Share of city that is parkland

13.6%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

14.9

Median air quality index (county)

50

Unhealthy air days (county)

8

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

87.5%

Households with no internet

9.5%

Average commute

32.0 min

Work from home

16.4%

Commute by transit

17.9%

Commute on foot

7.5%

Commute by bike

1.9%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Philadelphia County as very high overall for natural hazard risk, with 3 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Heat wave: very high
• Cold wave: very high
• Winter weather: very high
• Riverine flooding: very high

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