If HomeSnacks was asked to hand out awards to the city with the best suburbs for 2026, Philadelphia would be at the top of our list. But, since we haven’t been asked to do that just yet…a list of the top ten best suburbs in the City of Brotherly Love for 2026 will have to suffice. And, folks, you can find this list below.
And just like Phillly’s Rocky Balboa, we have been training for this list for quite some time. This is actually our eleventh time ranking Philadelphia’s best suburbs, so believe us when we say that these are truly P-towns best of the best. Fortunately, however, we did not have to run a bunch of steps to get the most fit list; we just had to consult the latest FBI and Census for things like population counts, income levels, and unemployment rates. And because we always give 110% to our work, we created our own SnackAbility index and ran all 92 Philadelphia suburbs through our formula for things like education levels, amenities, commute times, and diversity.
We discovered some fun Philly facts along the way. For one, if you want to live in one Philadelphia’s best suburbs, you’re going to have to spend a decement amount if you want to buy a home in one of these gems. Secondly, the economic and cultural anchor of the Delaware Valley is one of the state’s most diverse cities. So if you want a suburb with the best Asian fusion and Philly cheesesteak ‘whit wiz,’ choose Collegeville, and if you want the best suburb for your family, definitely give Swarthmore a look.
Want to know what suburb made it all eight rounds for the win? Crank some Eye of the Tiger, find a sunny spot on U Penn’s campus, and read on.
$123,977 median income · $847,019 median home price
Narberth is always mentioned as one of the best suburbs in the Philadelphia area. We’ll tell you the good about “Awesome Narberth.”
Everyone here is rich; families average $123,977 a year, which is the 12th highest in the Philadelphia region. And only 3.2% are out of work. Homes average more than $847,019 each.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$200,400 median income · $830,377 median home price
Haddonfield is the second best ‘burb we looked at near Philadelphia for 2026.
It ranks 1st for incomes in the area and only 1.1% of residents lack insurance, good for 6th best.
$141,188 median income · $538,427 median home price
Here in Medford Lakes, it’s really safe, and residents are just about as rich as you’ll see in the Philadelphia metro area.
The bad side? Schools are more crowded, and the cost of living puts a large part of the city out of reach for most families.
But price is based on demand and a lot of people want to live in Medford Lakes.
$122,721 median income · $482,552 median home price
Located in
Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaConshohocken ranks as the 4th best suburb of Philadelphia for 2026.
You won’t find many better places to raise your kids in the region than in Conshohocken and the schools are some of the best around.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$192,586 median income · $675,381 median home price
Coming in as the fifth best is Pennington.
Pennington gets kudos for having the 6th most expensive homes in the Philadelphia area, where houses sell for an average of $675,381. However, the cost of living here is among the highest in the area.
$133,125 median income · $493,148 median home price
Haddon Heights is proud of its 6th place finish on this list. And here’s why.
Most residents have great jobs and the unemployment rate sits at 4.5%.
According to online reports, Haddon Heights is quickly becoming one of the more affluent suburbs in the Philadelphia area, meaning you need to get in soon.
$115,789 median income · $376,496 median home price
The 7th best suburb on our list goes to Audubon.
Audubon schools are some of the best in the region, and crime is really low. The cost of living makes it a lot more desirable for many families, especially first-time home buyers.
And, it’s only 8.8 miles to downtown, which is a good thing.
$121,198 median income · $461,356 median home price
Riverton is growing quickly, and for a good reason. Crime is far below average, and most residents are gainfully employed. Even the cost of living is reasonable.
A solid 2.0% of people lack insurance, good for 13th in the area.
$89,092 median income · $632,298 median home price
Is ‘Everything Better In Media?’
Almost.
It placed 9th on our list thanks to the fact that it’s really expensive to live here, but the schools are great, so you get what you pay for in that regard.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$127,250 median income · $461,487 median home price
And rounding out the top ten for 2026 is Trappe.
This city is far above average in every category, and the best part? It’s far more affordable than the other cities listed above. So, you get a big bang for your buck here.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Pennsylvania’s statewide median.
Pennsylvania statewide median: $77,971
Pennsylvania statewide median: $282,736
Pennsylvania statewide median: 5.3%
Pennsylvania statewide median: 11.7%
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Where the best Philadelphia suburbs are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the best suburbs around Philadelphia for 2026
Figuring out the best suburbs around Philadelphia was simple. We used Saturday Night Science to find things people like about living in the suburbs and then locate the suburbs with those things.
We analyzed the newest American Community Survey data for 2020-2024 to research each suburb. We decided upon the following criteria:
- Low unemployment rate
- High median household incomes
- Population density (lots of things to do)
- High home values
- A lot of college-educated people
- Low poverty
- High rate of insured families
We defined a suburb as being within 30 miles of Philadelphia.
Additionally, we limited the analysis to places that have over 2,000 people. This left us with a grand total of 92 suburbs to evaluate around Philadelphia.
We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 92 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a quality-of-life index.
Finally, we crowned the city with the best quality of life index, the “Best Suburb near Philadelphia.” We’re lookin’ at you, Narberth.
This result may differ from our state-wide data as we did not include commute times and crime for this analysis to allow for a more extensive selection of suburbs.
We updated the data for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the best Philadelphia suburbs. Skip to the end to see the list of all the suburbs ranked from best to worst.
The full plate
Table: Best Philadelphia Suburbs
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| Rank | City | Suburb Score | Population | Median Income | Median Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narberth | 8.36 | 4,511 | $123,977 | $847,019 |
| 2 | Haddonfield | 15.14 | 12,595 | $200,400 | $830,377 |
| 3 | Medford Lakes | 15.71 | 4,297 | $141,188 | $538,427 |
| 4 | Conshohocken | 18.57 | 9,282 | $122,721 | $482,552 |
| 5 | Pennington | 19.71 | 2,827 | $192,586 | $675,381 |
| 6 | Haddon Heights | 20.14 | 7,516 | $133,125 | $493,148 |
| 7 | Audubon | 22.57 | 8,730 | $115,789 | $376,496 |
| 8 | Riverton | 22.64 | 2,770 | $121,198 | $461,356 |
| 9 | Media | 22.79 | 5,870 | $89,092 | $632,298 |
| 10 | Trappe | 23.00 | 4,025 | $127,250 | $461,487 |
| 11 | Malvern | 23.43 | 3,435 | $117,548 | $792,706 |
| 12 | New Hope | 23.57 | 2,622 | $175,156 | $938,110 |
| 13 | Swarthmore | 24.71 | 6,550 | $152,361 | $467,860 |
| 14 | New Britain | 26.64 | 2,821 | $125,227 | $452,155 |
| 15 | North Wales | 27.71 | 3,440 | $128,056 | $531,843 |
| 16 | Chester Heights | 27.71 | 2,948 | $104,009 | $381,277 |
| 17 | Lambertville | 28.00 | 4,153 | $109,733 | $642,510 |
| 18 | Wenonah | 28.21 | 2,261 | $131,667 | $363,038 |
| 19 | Parkside | 28.50 | 2,321 | $93,929 | $236,187 |
| 20 | Sellersville | 29.14 | 4,542 | $95,022 | $455,394 |
| 21 | Woodbury Heights | 31.07 | 3,117 | $123,083 | $366,621 |
| 22 | Hatfield | 33.00 | 3,502 | $80,962 | $476,189 |
| 23 | Chalfont | 33.21 | 4,346 | $124,485 | $605,468 |
| 24 | Brookhaven | 33.50 | 8,331 | $91,042 | $265,657 |
| 25 | Yardley | 33.79 | 2,609 | $112,500 | $629,900 |
| 26 | Perkasie | 34.07 | 9,216 | $93,845 | $512,871 |
| 27 | Ambler | 34.07 | 6,847 | $77,394 | $686,428 |
| 28 | Berlin | 35.07 | 7,539 | $102,855 | $389,297 |
| 29 | Phoenixville | 35.21 | 19,452 | $102,138 | $521,604 |
| 30 | Penndel | 35.21 | 2,513 | $75,517 | $430,620 |
| 31 | Laurel Springs | 36.07 | 2,044 | $118,750 | $335,130 |
| 32 | Ridley Park | 36.14 | 7,261 | $93,594 | $309,370 |
| 33 | Pitman | 36.79 | 8,856 | $98,489 | $358,956 |
| 34 | Hatboro | 37.21 | 8,283 | $112,565 | $440,910 |
| 35 | Bridgeport | 37.50 | 5,174 | $82,705 | $352,990 |
| 36 | Bordentown | 37.64 | 4,026 | $103,375 | $432,948 |
| 37 | Collegeville | 38.00 | 5,247 | $91,466 | $568,662 |
| 38 | Collingswood | 38.57 | 14,205 | $90,184 | $448,586 |
| 39 | Oaklyn | 39.21 | 3,947 | $84,394 | $342,692 |
| 40 | West Chester | 42.21 | 20,666 | $78,385 | $657,113 |
| 41 | Rockledge | 42.36 | 2,634 | $92,639 | $360,280 |
| 42 | Morton | 44.50 | 2,773 | $61,563 | $363,752 |
| 43 | Magnolia | 45.00 | 4,354 | $100,511 | $318,313 |
| 44 | Dublin | 45.07 | 2,164 | $87,813 | $468,285 |
| 45 | Lansdale | 45.64 | 19,011 | $88,229 | $496,720 |
| 46 | Souderton | 45.79 | 7,181 | $93,537 | $462,110 |
| 47 | Telford | 45.93 | 4,829 | $91,058 | $433,115 |
| 48 | Norwood | 46.43 | 5,934 | $96,134 | $287,954 |
| 49 | Stratford | 46.71 | 7,018 | $98,427 | $339,991 |
| 50 | Barrington | 47.57 | 7,076 | $87,290 | $364,664 |
| 51 | Royersford | 48.14 | 4,945 | $75,288 | $453,086 |
| 52 | Mount Ephraim | 48.57 | 4,669 | $79,804 | $306,931 |
| 53 | Merchantville | 48.64 | 3,905 | $90,706 | $355,944 |
| 54 | Gibbsboro | 49.36 | 2,435 | $100,313 | $380,791 |
| 55 | Runnemede | 52.86 | 8,355 | $91,302 | $317,723 |
| 56 | Bristol | 53.71 | 9,902 | $76,042 | $339,367 |
| 57 | Aldan | 54.14 | 4,259 | $74,514 | $260,850 |
| 58 | Beverly | 54.57 | 2,514 | $89,458 | $281,667 |
| 59 | Somerdale | 54.86 | 5,581 | $85,625 | $346,044 |
| 60 | East Lansdowne | 55.00 | 2,712 | $69,000 | $223,552 |
| 61 | Clayton | 55.36 | 8,921 | $90,274 | $325,498 |
| 62 | Palmyra | 55.71 | 7,485 | $89,574 | $308,882 |
| 63 | Upland | 56.29 | 3,057 | $61,553 | $205,192 |
| 64 | Glenolden | 56.57 | 7,220 | $72,786 | $241,350 |
| 65 | National Park | 56.64 | 3,044 | $82,838 | $270,494 |
| 66 | Bellmawr | 58.64 | 11,737 | $76,654 | $310,586 |
| 67 | Swedesboro | 58.86 | 2,733 | $88,542 | $476,701 |
| 68 | Lansdowne | 59.43 | 11,122 | $73,232 | $277,114 |
| 69 | Clifton Heights | 59.57 | 6,832 | $70,931 | $259,887 |
| 70 | Glassboro | 60.57 | 23,717 | $87,278 | $365,942 |
| 71 | Woodbury | 62.00 | 10,042 | $77,028 | $336,567 |
| 72 | Westville | 63.71 | 4,310 | $70,639 | $275,637 |
| 73 | Yeadon | 64.29 | 12,181 | $49,759 | $228,207 |
| 74 | Sharon Hill | 65.07 | 6,002 | $75,130 | $192,594 |
| 75 | Wilmington | 66.07 | 71,727 | $58,671 | $325,758 |
| 76 | Woodlynne | 66.14 | 2,920 | $74,808 | $196,635 |
| 77 | Pine Hill | 66.57 | 10,802 | $72,588 | $277,793 |
| 78 | Lawnside | 68.71 | 3,200 | $71,607 | $301,179 |
| 79 | Trenton | 69.43 | 90,338 | $52,537 | $345,376 |
| 80 | Marcus Hook | 69.71 | 2,102 | $53,157 | $326,298 |
| 81 | Burlington | 69.86 | 9,993 | $84,813 | $299,492 |
| 82 | Collingdale | 70.00 | 8,897 | $51,886 | $201,851 |
| 83 | Lindenwold | 71.14 | 21,719 | $55,954 | $265,330 |
| 84 | Clementon | 72.00 | 5,410 | $62,979 | $309,207 |
| 85 | Darby | 73.21 | 10,687 | $39,863 | $130,981 |
| 86 | Folcroft | 73.71 | 6,772 | $61,306 | $214,934 |
| 87 | Chester | 74.71 | 33,619 | $41,342 | $92,320 |
| 88 | Penns Grove | 75.29 | 4,882 | $45,781 | $191,405 |
| 89 | Paulsboro | 76.14 | 6,248 | $64,239 | $233,957 |
| 90 | Colwyn | 77.14 | 2,325 | $46,935 | $142,312 |
| 91 | Eddystone | 78.29 | 2,562 | $51,953 | $141,312 |
| 92 | Camden | 78.43 | 71,496 | $40,546 | $147,232 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 92 suburbs within 30 miles of Philadelphia.
Summary
Summary: Welcome to the Best Philadelphia ‘Burbs of 2026
We said it once, and we’ll say it again–life in the big city isn’t for everyone. At least not all the time.
The best suburbs of Philadelphia are Narberth, Haddonfield, Medford Lakes, Conshohocken, Pennington, Haddon Heights, Audubon, Riverton, Media, and Trappe.
So if you’re craving the amenities of a larger city like Philadelphia but don’t want to deal with the drawbacks, one of these suburbs might be for you. Not sold on Pennsylvania? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Suburbs Of Philadelphia FAQs
What is the best suburb of Philadelphia?
Narberth is the best suburb of Philadelphia for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Haddonfield and Medford Lakes are next.
What are the best suburbs of Philadelphia?
The best suburbs of Philadelphia are Narberth, Haddonfield, Medford Lakes, Conshohocken, Pennington, Haddon Heights, Audubon, Riverton, Media, and Trappe. We ranked all 92 places within commuting range.
How expensive is Narberth?
The median household income in Narberth is $123,977 and the median home costs $847,019. Top suburbs rarely come cheap; that is part of how they got there.
What counts as a suburb of Philadelphia?
Any place within 30 miles of Philadelphia qualifies. 92 towns fit that circle, and every one of them got scored.
How do you rank Philadelphia suburbs?
Each suburb is scored on income, home values, density, unemployment, education, insurance coverage, and poverty, using Census American Community Survey data. The best combined score, Narberth, takes the crown.
