WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in Pennsylvania
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia is the top-rated neighborhood in Pennsylvania — rated "Good for now."
Top 25 Neighborhoods in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Good for nowPhiladelphia, PA
Price
$537K
Walk
94/100
Schools
6.8/10
Philadelphia
Good for nowPhiladelphia, PA
Price
$509K
Walk
78/100
Schools
6.9/10
Philadelphia
Good for nowPhiladelphia, PA
Price
$475K
Walk
74/100
Schools
6.8/10
Pittsburgh
Good for nowPittsburgh, PA
Price
$473K
Walk
77/100
Schools
6/10
Philadelphia
Good for nowPhiladelphia, PA
Price
$300K
Walk
56/100
Schools
6.8/10
York
Good for nowYork, PA
Price
$76K
Walk
51/100
Schools
6.4/10
Philadelphia
Good for nowPhiladelphia, PA
Price
$642K
Walk
41/100
Schools
6.8/10
Philadelphia
Good for nowPhiladelphia, PA
Price
$269K
Walk
43/100
Schools
6.9/10
Wilkes-Barre
Good for nowWilkes-Barre, PA
Price
$223K
Walk
55/100
Schools
5.7/10
Pittsburgh
Good for nowPittsburgh, PA
Price
$235K
Walk
37/100
Schools
6.4/10
Sewickley
Good for nowSewickley, PA
Price
$416K
Schools
6.3/10
Pittsburgh
Good for nowPittsburgh, PA
Price
$282K
Walk
25/100
Schools
6.6/10
Bethlehem
Good for nowBethlehem, PA
Price
$217K
Walk
13/100
Schools
6.1/10
Lancaster
Good for nowLancaster, PA
Price
$235K
Walk
7/100
Schools
6.7/10
Philadelphia
Think twicePhiladelphia, PA
Price
$253K
Walk
87/100
Schools
6.7/10
Lebanon
Good for nowLebanon, PA
Price
$199K
Schools
6.5/10
Altoona
Good for nowAltoona, PA
Price
$135K
Walk
4/100
Schools
5.6/10
Erie
Think twiceErie, PA
Walk
83/100
Schools
6.3/10
Pittsburgh
Think twicePittsburgh, PA
Price
$404K
Walk
76/100
Schools
6.3/10
Philadelphia
Think twicePhiladelphia, PA
Price
$440K
Walk
62/100
Schools
6.8/10
Pittsburgh
Think twicePittsburgh, PA
Price
$446K
Walk
58/100
Schools
6.3/10
Chester
Think twiceChester, PA
Price
$80K
Walk
46/100
Schools
6.1/10
Norristown
Think twiceNorristown, PA
Price
$210K
Walk
43/100
Schools
6.2/10
Pittsburgh
Think twicePittsburgh, PA
Price
$348K
Walk
34/100
Schools
5.8/10
New Castle
Think twiceNew Castle, PA
Price
$108K
Walk
32/100
Schools
5.7/10
How we rank neighborhoods in Pennsylvania
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Pennsylvania average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.