Philadelphia, PA
US City in Pennsylvania, Northeast · ranked on 72 metrics
Philadelphia, PA is a US city in Pennsylvania with a population of 1,567,280 (7th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (147th of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (198th of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (377th of 395), Average Commute (Minutes) (403rd of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (358th of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024147th of 43466
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024198th of 43455
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024227th of 43448
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 264th of 46042
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 280th of 46039
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 297th of 46035
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025268th of 39532
- Median Household Income$61,953Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024306th of 43430
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024321st of 43426
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025390th of 3951
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025377th of 3955
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024403rd of 4347
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025358th of 3959
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025348th of 39512
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 392nd of 46015
- Poverty Rate (%)21.4%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024362nd of 43417
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 357th of 46022
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 23 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Baltimore, MD81% similar
Dallas, TX75% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Philadelphia, PA?
- Philadelphia, PA has a population of 1,567,280, 7th among 477 US cities.
- What does Philadelphia, PA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Philadelphia, PA ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (147th of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (198th of 434).
- Where does Philadelphia, PA rank worst?
- Philadelphia, PA ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (377th of 395); Average Commute (Minutes) (403rd of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (358th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Philadelphia, PA?
- Rankodex ranks Philadelphia, PA on 72 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
72 metrics with a value for this place, in 15 topics