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What Is It Like to Live in Philadelphia?

What it costs to live in Philadelphia, and how it compares with other Pennsylvania cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

13

44th best value in Pennsylvania

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Pennsylvania cities.

Overall livability

18

44th overall in Pennsylvania

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Philadelphia is home to about 1,596,865 people. A typical home runs $184,100 and a household earns around $52,600, a price-to-income ratio of 3.5. Among Pennsylvania's largest cities, it ranks 44th for value and 44th overall.

Philadelphia at a glance

Median home price

$184,100

40th in PA of 44

Median rent

$1,149/mo

Median household income

$52,600

Home price to income

3.5x

Unemployment

8.9%

37th in PA of 44

School rating

3/10

28th in PA of 44

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in PA of 44

Walk score

100/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Pennsylvania only. Updated 2026.