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Affordability in Philadelphia

Philadelphia ranks T#128 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 9 — Quiet. That puts it in the 5th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Pennsylvania.

affordability score
9
Quiet
National rank
T#128 of 134
In Pennsylvania
#2 of 2
Percentile
5th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Philadelphia sits 41 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Philadelphia

  1. T#125 Buffalo, NY 10
  2. T#125 Cleveland, OH 10
  3. T#128 Philadelphia, PA — this page 9
  4. T#131 Bridgeport, CT 8
  5. T#131 Newark, NJ 8

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Philadelphia

Philadelphia scores 45 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: