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Housing in Philadelphia County

The inside story on rent prices
Source: US Census Bureau - ACS 5 Yr 2023

Almost half of renters in the United States pay 1/3 or more of their monthly income for rent (third column above). Compare that with rent in Philadelphia County and Pennsylvania in the first two columns. The optimal rent to household income ratio is 25% to 28% or less. When you pay more than 30% of your income towards rent, your ability to pay for food, transportation, health care, education, and savings becomes increasingly difficult.
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Towns Near Philadelphia

City
County
State
Miles
Philadelphia
PA
0.0 mi.
Delaware
PA
5.2 mi.
Delaware
PA
5.4 mi.
Delaware
PA
5.9 mi.
Delaware
PA
6.3 mi.
Delaware
PA
6.7 mi.
Delaware
PA
7.1 mi.
Delaware
PA
7.3 mi.
Delaware
PA
7.4 mi.
Delaware
PA
7.5 mi.
Delaware
PA
7.8 mi.
Delaware
PA
7.9 mi.
Delaware
PA
8.2 mi.
Delaware
PA
8.3 mi.
Delaware
PA
8.5 mi.
Delaware
PA
8.7 mi.
Delaware
PA
8.8 mi.
Delaware
PA
8.9 mi.
Delaware
PA
9.0 mi.
Delaware
PA
9.6 mi.
Delaware
PA
9.6 mi.
Delaware
PA
10.1 mi.
Delaware
PA
10.2 mi.
Delaware
PA
10.3 mi.
Delaware
PA
10.4 mi.
Delaware
PA
10.6 mi.
Delaware
PA
10.8 mi.
Delaware
PA
11.4 mi.
Delaware
PA
11.7 mi.
Delaware
PA
12.5 mi.
Delaware
PA
13.0 mi.
Delaware
PA
13.0 mi.
Delaware
PA
13.1 mi.
Delaware
PA
14.6 mi.
Delaware
PA
15.3 mi.
Delaware
PA
15.3 mi.
Delaware
PA
16.5 mi.
Delaware
PA
16.6 mi.
Delaware
PA
18.2 mi.
Delaware
PA
19.0 mi.
Delaware
PA
19.0 mi.
Delaware
PA
19.1 mi.
Delaware
PA
19.6 mi.
Delaware
PA
23.1 mi.

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