The 10 Worst Philadelphia Suburbs For 2021

The 10 Worst Philadelphia Suburbs To Live For 2021

We'll get the ball rolling with Marcus Hook, the absolute worst place to live around Philadelphia according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Marcus Hook beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 5th worst in the Philadelphia area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 4th worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's Marcus Hook.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Penns Grove. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 26.3 miles to Philadelphia. Income levels here are the 2nd lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $31,940 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Philadelphia suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Eddystone on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Philadelphia suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Camden, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the lowest Philadelphia suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 2nd worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Philadelphia. Remember, we looked at 92 cities for this study.

Camden is about 5.2 miles to downtown.

Chester has the distinction of being a Philadelphia suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Chester has the lowest home values in the metro Philadelphia area, where the median price is $72,400. To put that into perspective, in Narberth, the median income is $150,958, which is the best in the area.

Chester has an unemployment rate of 12.06% which ranks 4th worst.

Trenton has 83,412 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 28.717585340991025%.

Ah, Lindenwold. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Philadelphia.

It's the place with the 36th most out of work residents in the Philadelphia metro area (7.02%).

Darby is a city about 9.1 miles from Philadelphia, but Philadelphia probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Darby has the 5th most uninsured people, 12th worst incomes, and has the 15th highest unemployment rate (8.91%) in the entire Philadelphia metro area.

Homes only cost $78,700 for a reason. That's cheap for Philadelphia standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Philadelphia, then Bellmawr might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Philadelphia suburb.

About 7.11% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Philadelphia suburbs to call home is Beverly.

Located 11.8 miles outside the city, Beverlys is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 16th highest unemployment rate (8.84%), and poverty is far above the area average.