What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mount Airy East?
Mount Airy East is ranked #54 of 140 eligible neighborhoods in Philadelphia; #190 of 382 eligible neighborhoods in PA; and #8,198 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Mount Airy East
Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
48.4
Stability and Strength
48.6
Value Opportunity
55.4
Momentum
38.4
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| National rank | #8,198 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #190 of 382 |
| City rank | #54 of 140 |
| County rank | #54 of 140 |
| National percentile | 45.2 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $311,565 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.0% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.22% |
| Home value to income ratio | 3.93 |
| Median household income | $79,267 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.3% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.4% |
| Homeownership rate | 63.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.6% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 41.9% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Mount Airy East
Is Mount Airy East one of the best neighborhoods in Philadelphia?
Mount Airy East has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 48.4 and a city ranking of #54 of 140 eligible neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
How much are homes worth in Mount Airy East?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mount Airy East is approximately $311,565.
Are home values rising or falling in Mount Airy East?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.0% year over year and -0.22% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mount Airy East?
Mount Airy East has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 38.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Mount Airy East?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $79,267.
How affordable is Mount Airy East relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Mount Airy East primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 63.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Mount Airy East?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.4%.
How educated are residents of Mount Airy East?
Approximately 45.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Mount Airy East face high rent burden?
Approximately 41.9% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Mount Airy East?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications700
Estimated originations349
Home-purchase applications248
Origination rate49.9%
Home-purchase share35.4%
Average application loan$195,524
Total application loan amount$136,783,609
National application rank#324 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 1.9% YoY; originations 6.2% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.