Facts… for most of the neighbors in Philly it’s like that, but it’s also the same with bad neighborhoods one block and you in a good one… if your not from here you can easily get mixed up and think a bad neighborhood is good because it’s on the borderline of a nice one.
Im born and raised in Philadelphia and I believe chestnut hill to be the best neighborhood to live in the city of Philadelphia. That is just my opinion
I have driven through Philadelphia enough times now and will say that many of these neighborhoods mentioned are not near the main city area and no longer have a city feel to them. Once you go North of Highway 676, you're not in a big city anymore and it becomes more and more run-down looking. The same applies to the South. Once you drive past Hawthorne and Bella Vista on Grand Avenue, things look sketchy. Some of the cars parked along the center of Grand were victims of hit-and-runs and one was completely smashed in on the front.
The thing about crime is that it's usually linked to poverty... I'm sure most people who condoned discriminatory practices against underserved demographics back in the day... didn't think about or care about what that meant for the future of this city...
Crime is NOT linked to poverty! That is a load of crap people have got to stop believing. Why then are most of our murderers from the same ethnic background? Poverty affects people of all races not just blacks, but blacks make up most of the criminals. I am safer in a poor white neighborhood than in a middle class black one. Culture is linked more to crime than poverty. That is just liberal B.S. Poverty does not cause crime.
@@JohnSmith-ct5jd there have been many studies that have been done that prove this to be true. It's not only in the u.s. but all over the world... just Google the correlation between crime and poverty. It's not a black and white thing... although if you do your research you'll note that there is a large percentage of white people who commit crime against other white people because they're more often in closer proximity to other white people.
@@aquilal7636 One, causation is not correlation. I am sure you know the difference. People with bad attitudes and a dysfunctional culture, and impulsive behavior, often end up becoming criminals. Guess what? The same type of people more often than not end up poor. Now, yes you are right about people committing crimes against those in close proximity. Very few whites live close to blacks. So yes, most white victims of crime are victimized by other whites. But a significant percentage of white victims are in fact victimized by blacks despite the lack of close proximity. So, thank you for proving my point. No wonder most white people avoid living in diverse surroundings and like to send their kids to mostly white schools. Self-preservation. As a white man, I have two kinds of people to fear: White people who might have a personal grudge against me, and black strangers. The second I can usually avoid by staying out of certain areas. Peace.
@@Littleofeverything Strange.. since the real estate prices are moving towards the upper one hundreds of dollars.. and a few are @ 1 million. The market is a better indicator of value than one random ( and biased ) person’s comments. No one is going to pay that much money for an area in decline
Andorra should definitely be in the top 10. While some of those neighborhoods are “safe”, you’re only a block away from extremely unsafe. Wynnefield butts up to Parkside, Fairmount butts up to Brewerytown, Fishtown butts up to Kensington. Meanwhile, Andorra is surrounded by Fairmount Park, Lafayette Hill, Chestnut Hill
@@MW-fr7bx Wynnefield also “ butts up” to Lower Merion.. one of the wealthiest suburbs in the country.. and the wealthier part of Wynnefield are the blocks adjacent to City Avenue with mostly single homes. The other two areas that you mentioned are in the midst of gentrification. The areas surrounding are also in that path.
Good drive-thru! Numbers 4, 3, and 2 are contiguous to each other, all in a line along the river, and yeah, it's kind of a protected little pocket of space due to the river and how it gets super hilly through there. I lived a while in Center City, and never particularly felt unsafe there beyond what I feel in any big city. West Philly kind of the same. Despite the many gun deaths here in the last 2 years, most of that seems confined to two pretty select areas of the city, so overall it doesn't feel wildly dangerous to live here.
@@SkankHunt007 Yes. N/NE Philly and a corridor of West Philly about two-three blocks wide running the length of it are where gunfire is most occurring.
Hey Toon, Omii and cute Jerzey and Philly!😊🙌🙏🐶🐶💕Wow! #8 reminds me of the snow back in the day growing up in NYC and it would snow a lot. Interesting! #7; I knew Will Smith was from Philadelphia but I wasn’t too sure. Cool!.Nice areas
Fine areas.. but there are many more .. Chestnut Hill, West and a good portion of East Mount Airy, Upper Henry Avenue, a good portion of Wynnefield, Belmont Village, Overbrook Farms near city avenue, Andorra, Manayunk, Roxborough to name a few
When I become very rich😲😲🥴🥴!! I will definitely have a good look around Philadelphia for a home. Than you for showing us these neighbourhoods Toon.😊😃🎈💥🌞⭐
No where in center city is really “safe” because ppl from all types of hoods come there and stuff pops off. I’ve seen some of the crazy stuff in Philly right in center city
I used to go to school in Bella Vista (less than a quarter mile from the Italian market). I’ve never seen a neighborhood along with its surroundings become so gentrified in a matter of four years! The only place I’ve seen change that quick is university city (and now I go to upenn and the gentrification just doesn’t end).
Went to school by city hall and vine street for 4 years as I’ve went their ive watched spring garden/callow hill/and fair mount get extremely gentrified. I was amazed at how much it’s changed from empty lots and construction to high rises and more in the 4 year span of high school.
@Toon Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed this video and you made it really interesting with all the stats!😁❤️🙌 Hope you and your 3 ladies are all keeping good🙏💃🏾🐕🐕🕺🏽😊
There are a lot of heroin and coke addicts in Fox Chase. A lot of car break in also. I remember I was at my parents house standing outside to give out candy for Halloween and somebody pulled right in front of the house to get high. Didn’t care that we was even standing there.
While alot of these are technically within city limits they are nowhere near the center of philly and are pretty much suburbs. To me it's not really philly if you can't see septa bus signs on every block
My mother was raised in bridesburg, I still have family that resides their. My Unlce worked at the rec center his whole life. I lived in frankford. Pratt and torresdale, would walk to Richmond Street to visit familt
the home prices are now through the roof lol. i grew up in Torresdale and honestly had a great experience growing up. tons of kids to play with, a big park nearby, and we never felt unsafe. I'm trying to save to buy a house in the area as a young professional, the neighborhood seems to now be mostly older people and is p quiet
@@mycobacteriem2540 that for sure, with the war in Ukraine prices only will go up also inflation. it will be like another 30-50 years when it will be worth buying a new house
I lived near Orthodox and Worth, I went to Mater Dolorosa Elementry and Northeast Catholic High School then I attended Temple University. I accepted a job in Florida, and I never looked back.
I hope America can maintain and sustain these great areas. Action now will be good. If high interest rates have slowed down Philadelphia, what action do you think the banks should take. Actually, could the building societies lend at a preferential Long Term Large Amount basis for houses?
I agree with number 2 Fairmount section. I grew up in that area of North Philly and still call it North Philly. It only became "Fairmount section" after all that gentrification mess. It's still a nice area and I wish I could move back but the housing prices are ridiculous.
I grew up in Fairmount back in the 70s and 80s it was once a very safe area but everyone was poor but we all act like one big family and we knew everyone in the neighborhood and back then if you didn't know someone you didn't come into the neighborhood because you will get jumped. Today Fairmount is a bunch of yuppies and not very safe do to Brewery Town being just across Poplar street not a good area and trouble always happens in the summer time with home invasion and carjacking by one demographic group who have always cause trouble.
I was born and raised in Philadelphia. It was a wonderful place to grow up. I lived in Roxborough and the Northeast which were wonderful. Lots of activities for children and very safe. Street after street, the homes had beautiful, manicured terraces. I left Philly in 1988 because crime was increasing. I lived in Florida and Georgia when times were good. The South was booming. Now I'm retired and live in Northern PA. I love it here. Very safe compared to Philly.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, but you have never been to the edge of roxborough on a snowy winter day then. You probably imagine the more dense city area. Whenever I toured an area, I always referred to the Google outlined map to stay in the area. Philadelphia, PA g.co/kgs/5URTebZ Google Philadelphia roxborough map. And the outline comes up. I'm born and raised in Philadelphia and have documented over 600+ virtual tours covering over 100 Philadelphia neighborhoods, including roxborough. I did one on a dry day that you may recognize more. However. Every time I re do an area, I enter from a different side of the map. I didn't cover roxborough often because it was boring, and folks didn't really want to see it. I also got 400+ tours covering 48 states if you ever get bored and wanna browse the channel. Have a good day
Very very good interesting show nice voice very informative something diffrent on utwo thats relaxing and interesting thank you very mush im black woman againcan can you tell me where only one per cent of my prople live again thanks only one persent only please
I'm a member of First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ and am looking to move to an area by the Church which is at 5105 N. 5th St. I'm moving from Brooklyn, N.Y and don't drive so I'm looking for an area where there is transportation and shopping...can someone please give me some good advise??
I would pull Fairmont out of there. It is not a top 10 safest neighborhood. I would add my neighborhood "East Oak Lane" to the Top 10. I was told by a police commander that we had the safest neighborhood in his precint which is the 35th. Chestnut Hill is a good choice for #1.
torresdale is the only one that made it in. tbh i think all the neighborhoods above tacony are decent and get better as you go further up. yeah if you compare them to suburbs theyre even worse but compared to other philly neighborhoods theyre fine.
It amazes me that Somerton never comes up as if it's not part of Philly and is one of the safest neighborhoods flat out with maybe 5 homicides in more than 10 or 15 years. Philly is more than just lower Northeast and below.
@laughinghawk8522 my video isn't the tell all of youtube. A resident should do proper research and not just base it on a youtube video. Area vibes. Niche.com. etc. Including police data websites all provide crime data. What I learned from being a life long resident of Philly Is crime can happen anywhere. From the wealthiest neighborhoods to the roughest. No place in philly Is safe like no place In the USA is safe. Crime can happen anywhere. Besides this being a outdated video. (Look at the upload date) it's just for entertainment purposes. A transplant should not base their decision on a youtube video. Have a blessed day. Thanks for leaving a comment
Really? that's awesome. I'm thinking about moving to Philly but always here bad stuff. I'm from NJ. I want to live in a diverse area but definitely want to see ppl like me lol
@@Christopher-tr1xu Philly black population dominated and increasing[?]. I remember doing a research paper for college about the Philly population can't remember the numbers exactly in the old days.
Ok first Pacific Islander. Pronounced I-land-er not is- lander -er. And Will smith is from Overbrook. He named his production company after it. Overbrook neighbors Wynnfield .
Why are y'all street so narrow? I'm from Chicago we have wide streets and boulevards. Great video btw. Chestnut Hill seems nice, but Hyde Park Chicago is much better.
East Falls is nice. But like anywhere in Philly, you're just a wrong turn or block away from one of the many BAD neighborhoods. East Falls is bordered by Germantown....and even worse, Allegheny West...
@@realityblooms Yeah. It's sad bc I love Philly. Born and raised. Despite the crime, I don't wanna move to another city or country bc Philly is all I know. I hate traveling bc I don't feel at home. Home is where the heart is for some of us
I live in parkwood in the greater north east Philly and it’s predominantly white. It’s also a lot safer then about half of the places that were mentioned in this video.
Yeah it’s safer out there, neighbors don’t really speak to “new comers “ & a lot of the “blue lives matter crowd” around….but yeah it’s safer lol 😂🤦🏽♂️
In #7 the ethnic breakdown included Pacific Izlander, which is how you pronounced it. I've never heard of an "Izlander". You may want to try pronouncing it "Eye-lender" as in the Hawaiian ISLANDS. Just a thought.
Andorra is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andorra is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same zip code. .... I just copied that from Google bro. 🙏🏼
much like how people dont know about the country its named after, the only officially recognized catalan country, people forget it exists in philly lol
The problems with these neighborhoods is if you walk one block in the wrong direction your in the dangerous parts.
Facts… for most of the neighbors in Philly it’s like that, but it’s also the same with bad neighborhoods one block and you in a good one… if your not from here you can easily get mixed up and think a bad neighborhood is good because it’s on the borderline of a nice one.
Facts
That's true for a few but not even half.
@@Charles-yq8vv yea the rest you have to walk 2 blocks till your in danger of getting killed.
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Super proud to see my area, Mount Airy made it! Grew up there and went to Chestnut Hill often. Good times...
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Nice work Mate providing positives is important to the people who live there in times of so much negativity. :)
Yes sir💯💯💯🤓👍🏼 appreciate the comment
No posiives provided, just generic BS. I provided facts.
You can't make positives out of a bunch of negative rejects that would vote for Obama or obiden I mean we got the shit of the crop
Thanks bro. The media just focuses on the negative. Imma import from Pittsburgh and I love Philly.
Yes sir you already know. Time to show the better sides of Philly 💯 thanks for stopping through and showing support 😎👍🏼
Respect to Pittsburgh the whole Pennsylvania Philly Erie Pittsburgh
funny asf Fishtown is one of the safest neighborhoods in Philly when located next to the most dangerous hoods in Philly called Kengsigton xD
It is funny how that works because all you have to do is cross lehigh ave from Fishtown into Kensington and it is like a whole different world.
In any of these neighborhoods, if you take one wrong turn and you're in trouble. Nice video.
Im born and raised in Philadelphia and I believe chestnut hill to be the best neighborhood to live in the city of Philadelphia. That is just my opinion
agreed
Yup, Chestnut hill is almost not Philly, different vibe and everything it’s like the suburb in the city.
I do agree 💯 and I'm born and raised in West Philadelphia and I'm 4 generations and in my late sixties .
I agree
@@lamarkwilkins6428 Yes! The middle class and up crowd!!
I have driven through Philadelphia enough times now and will say that many of these neighborhoods mentioned are not near the main city area and no longer have a city feel to them. Once you go North of Highway 676, you're not in a big city anymore and it becomes more and more run-down looking. The same applies to the South. Once you drive past Hawthorne and Bella Vista on Grand Avenue, things look sketchy. Some of the cars parked along the center of Grand were victims of hit-and-runs and one was completely smashed in on the front.
Good information for anyone considering a move to Philly.
I wouldn't make it a day in that cold Philly weather 🥶
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Don’t
Agree, also helpful with the pronunciations!
Good work mate , im glad to see your work. Keep it up. Great info !!!!! Im happy to see the good parts of the city. :)
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"Great Reporting" Toon!! Keep up the the "Good Work"!! I enjoyed it very much! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Clarence I appreciate the support big time ☑️☑️☑️🟢💯
Good fxcking job 👏🏾 yall better stop playing with Philly the best city in the country yes I said it
Thanks for the tour toon ❤️
Thanks for the support and comment 💯💯💯❤️
I appreciate the driving tour
The thing about crime is that it's usually linked to poverty... I'm sure most people who condoned discriminatory practices against underserved demographics back in the day... didn't think about or care about what that meant for the future of this city...
@AQUILA L
You're 100% correct.
You ALWAYS reap what you sow.
@@krumbleme2 its disheartening because in the end everyone pays for the sins of a few...
Crime is NOT linked to poverty! That is a load of crap people have got to stop believing. Why then are most of our murderers from the same ethnic background? Poverty affects people of all races not just blacks, but blacks make up most of the criminals. I am safer in a poor white neighborhood than in a middle class black one. Culture is linked more to crime than poverty. That is just liberal B.S. Poverty does not cause crime.
@@JohnSmith-ct5jd there have been many studies that have been done that prove this to be true. It's not only in the u.s. but all over the world... just Google the correlation between crime and poverty. It's not a black and white thing... although if you do your research you'll note that there is a large percentage of white people who commit crime against other white people because they're more often in closer proximity to other white people.
@@aquilal7636 One, causation is not correlation. I am sure you know the difference. People with bad attitudes and a dysfunctional culture, and impulsive behavior, often end up becoming criminals. Guess what? The same type of people more often than not end up poor. Now, yes you are right about people committing crimes against those in close proximity. Very few whites live close to blacks. So yes, most white victims of crime are victimized by other whites. But a significant percentage of white victims are in fact victimized by blacks despite the lack of close proximity. So, thank you for proving my point. No wonder most white people avoid living in diverse surroundings and like to send their kids to mostly white schools. Self-preservation. As a white man, I have two kinds of people to fear: White people who might have a personal grudge against me, and black strangers. The second I can usually avoid by staying out of certain areas. Peace.
when i saw your handle i knew this would surpass marketing efforts. nice ride around. very user friendly.
Bella Vista “tree lined”…not even one tree shown in the video.
There are neighborhoods like Andorra, Overbrook farms and Mt Airy (west and a good portion of east Mt Airy), East Oak Lane that need to be highlighted
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Enjoy your day 🙏🏼💯
Overbrook farms is getting bad also. I’ve been here 24years and it just isn’t the way it used to be
@@Littleofeverything Strange.. since the real estate prices are moving towards the upper one hundreds of dollars.. and a few are @ 1 million. The market is a better indicator of value than one random ( and biased ) person’s comments. No one is going to pay that much money for an area in decline
Andorra should definitely be in the top 10. While some of those neighborhoods are “safe”, you’re only a block away from extremely unsafe. Wynnefield butts up to Parkside, Fairmount butts up to Brewerytown, Fishtown butts up to Kensington.
Meanwhile, Andorra is surrounded by Fairmount Park, Lafayette Hill, Chestnut Hill
@@MW-fr7bx Wynnefield also “ butts up” to Lower Merion.. one of the wealthiest suburbs in the country.. and the wealthier part of Wynnefield are the blocks adjacent to City Avenue with mostly single homes. The other two areas that you mentioned are in the midst of gentrification. The areas surrounding are also in that path.
Good video bro keep up the work. Philly stand up ✊🏾💯. One neighborhood you forgot was Overbrook farms
Good drive-thru! Numbers 4, 3, and 2 are contiguous to each other, all in a line along the river, and yeah, it's kind of a protected little pocket of space due to the river and how it gets super hilly through there. I lived a while in Center City, and never particularly felt unsafe there beyond what I feel in any big city. West Philly kind of the same. Despite the many gun deaths here in the last 2 years, most of that seems confined to two pretty select areas of the city, so overall it doesn't feel wildly dangerous to live here.
What is the 2 area to avoid?
What are the 2 select areas in your opinion?
Gonna take a wild guess and say Northeast Philly are the areas to avoid.
@@SkankHunt007 Yes. N/NE Philly and a corridor of West Philly about two-three blocks wide running the length of it are where gunfire is most occurring.
@@JustinPogue Is the area around Norris Square Park safe?
It would be nice if you would show a map with the area you are talking about highlighted. Thanks.
Same because I'm confusing I can't choose where I can live
Mostly the Far N.E. is safe. From Byberry and Bustleton to the river. Parkwood, Morrell Park, Torresdale, all safe.
Hey Toon, Omii and cute Jerzey and Philly!😊🙌🙏🐶🐶💕Wow! #8 reminds me of the snow back in the day growing up in NYC and it would snow a lot. Interesting! #7; I knew Will Smith was from Philadelphia but I wasn’t too sure. Cool!.Nice areas
bustleton, somerton, parkwoood, millbrook, morrell, krewstown are all pretty safe, arguably the best part of the city
Fine areas.. but there are many more .. Chestnut Hill, West and a good portion of East Mount Airy, Upper Henry Avenue, a good portion of Wynnefield, Belmont Village, Overbrook Farms near city avenue, Andorra, Manayunk, Roxborough to name a few
@@YzBG agree with you ! i love the wissahickon valley.
Yes. I wonder why. Hmm
@@jamesemerson9557 I wonder why too.. because it’s simply not true. There are way better sections of Philly.
☝️☝️☝️☝️which of is these neighborhoods is the
Packer Park Equivalent
Of the North Philly 🤔💭❓
When I become very rich😲😲🥴🥴!!
I will definitely have a good look around Philadelphia for a home.
Than you for showing us these neighbourhoods Toon.😊😃🎈💥🌞⭐
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As a Philly native, I definitely enjoyed this video.
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
No where in center city is really “safe” because ppl from all types of hoods come there and stuff pops off. I’ve seen some of the crazy stuff in Philly right in center city
Not to mention all the crazy people.... that hang out downtown.
Great video Dogg,no doubt appreciate the hard work
I used to go to school in Bella Vista (less than a quarter mile from the Italian market). I’ve never seen a neighborhood along with its surroundings become so gentrified in a matter of four years! The only place I’ve seen change that quick is university city (and now I go to upenn and the gentrification just doesn’t end).
Man uni city looked like a bomb has dropped thru there in 2010 id luv to see it now
Life and growth.
Went to school by city hall and vine street for 4 years as I’ve went their ive watched spring garden/callow hill/and fair mount get extremely gentrified. I was amazed at how much it’s changed from empty lots and construction to high rises and more in the 4 year span of high school.
@@denisebutler1520 it’s not growth when it’s coming from the outside.
@@kendellfriend5558 Sometimes that's the only way it comes, however I understand where you coming from, two people, two views, peace ✌🏾.
That was pretty thorough, visiting Philly real soon.
WHAT HAPPEN TO CITY LINE AVE HOMES. ALSO PATTI LABELLE AND DR.J HOMES ALONG WITH VILLANOVA AREA.
Patti LaBelle once said I can live anywhere in the world and I would never move out of Philadelphia
Include the avg rent prices for each area
Toons is a glass half full kinda person by pointing out the better qualities of something that other wise has a bad reputation.👍👍 🔥❤️🔥
Haha, yea man life is what we make it. ☯️💯❤️
@Toon Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed this video and you made it really interesting with all the stats!😁❤️🙌 Hope you and your 3 ladies are all keeping good🙏💃🏾🐕🐕🕺🏽😊
Enjoyed your presentation !
Well Done !
There are a lot of heroin and coke addicts in Fox Chase. A lot of car break in also. I remember I was at my parents house standing outside to give out candy for Halloween and somebody pulled right in front of the house to get high. Didn’t care that we was even standing there.
Fox Chase, what a wonderful area back in the 70's & 80's.
Yo no mention on Grays Ferry ....
While alot of these are technically within city limits they are nowhere near the center of philly and are pretty much suburbs. To me it's not really philly if you can't see septa bus signs on every block
This is 100% false information! Everything on the list is Philadelphia. Where you feel a bus stop should be, doesn’t count.
Do Philadelphia police patrol the area? If so it's Philadelphia.
You must not be from Philly or go outside to be spreading false information like that.
Good stuff
Thanks a million 🟢🟢🟢
This is cool to see thank you
Where is Bridesburg?? I lived there when I went to school in Philly! I thought it was a great suburb, mostly Polish inhabitants??
This video is about neighborhoods in the "city". Not suburbs.
Bridesburg is a “suburb?” News to me 🤷♂️
My mother was raised in bridesburg, I still have family that resides their. My Unlce worked at the rec center his whole life. I lived in frankford. Pratt and torresdale, would walk to Richmond Street to visit familt
Very interesting tour , thanks Toon
Thank you for the feedback 🤓🙏🏼
enjoyed it!
That area of torresdale he showed, i live on the otherside of those trees at the end of the block
Great work toon!
the home prices are now through the roof lol. i grew up in Torresdale and honestly had a great experience growing up. tons of kids to play with, a big park nearby, and we never felt unsafe. I'm trying to save to buy a house in the area as a young professional, the neighborhood seems to now be mostly older people and is p quiet
good luck buying a house now
@@kurrwa its a struggleeee
@@mycobacteriem2540 that for sure, with the war in Ukraine prices only will go up also inflation. it will be like another 30-50 years when it will be worth buying a new house
Id love to move to torresdale, but my god those prices
thank you so much
Grew up in Tacony and always pronounced it TARS-dale Ave. Not saying it was right, but never once heard Torr-ess-dale or Torz-dale.
Great commentary and overall video!!!
Appreciate the positive feedback
Did he just say Izz-lander as in islander?
Amazing video friend
Great presentation Toon215!
Very interesting. Thanks Toon.
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Society Hill? Did I miss it?
Also Northern Liberties
Nice video but I think Packer Park and Bridesburg should be on there.
Nice work. I grew up in Morrell Park, close to Torresdale in Far NorthEast Philly. It was a great place to grow up in during the 70s.
Dude… Islander and Arboretum are not difficult words.
I lived near Orthodox and Worth, I went to Mater Dolorosa Elementry and Northeast Catholic High School then I attended Temple University. I accepted a job in Florida, and I never looked back.
No love for Somerton? That's my neighborhood, north of Fox Chase and Rhawnhurst- it is safe and suburban-like.
Feeling better and using my off day to binge some Toon!
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What about lower moyamensing?
Yes that's a nice area.
I hope America can maintain and sustain these great areas. Action now will be good. If high interest rates have slowed down Philadelphia, what action do you think the banks should take. Actually, could the building societies lend at a preferential Long Term Large Amount basis for houses?
Safest neighborhoods in Philadelphia......... outside of Philadelphia lol the whole city is dangerous
Parkwood is another really good one
Great area!
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I agree with number 2 Fairmount section. I grew up in that area of North Philly and still call it North Philly. It only became "Fairmount section" after all that gentrification mess. It's still a nice area and I wish I could move back but the housing prices are ridiculous.
It is also not safe. The upscale people who live there do not realize how close they are to the ghetto scum.
Torresdale and fish town
I'm from l.a. and when I visited fishtown in 2010 it was in its first stage of hipsterism lol
Fox Chase deserves more than an honorable mention and in what world are Fairmount and Torresdale considered "safe neighborhoods"?
Not safe!
Big difference between Torresdale and Fairmount.
Well I mean fox chase has been changing over the years but it still is really safe but definitely not what it used to be
I grew up in Fairmount back in the 70s and 80s it was once a very safe area but everyone was poor but we all act like one big family and we knew everyone in the neighborhood and back then if you didn't know someone you didn't come into the neighborhood because you will get jumped. Today Fairmount is a bunch of yuppies and not very safe do to Brewery Town being just across Poplar street not a good area and trouble always happens in the summer time with home invasion and carjacking by one demographic group who have always cause trouble.
I was born and raised in Philadelphia. It was a wonderful place to grow up. I lived in Roxborough and the Northeast which were wonderful. Lots of activities for children and very safe. Street after street, the homes had beautiful, manicured terraces. I left Philly in 1988 because crime was increasing. I lived in Florida and Georgia when times were good. The South was booming. Now I'm retired and live in Northern PA. I love it here. Very safe compared to Philly.
that camera makes those already narrow streets look 10x more narrow
I just moved from south Philly! I loved it there but work took me elsewhere in PA
Philly streets tight asf sheesh
thats not Roxborough
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, but you have never been to the edge of roxborough on a snowy winter day then. You probably imagine the more dense city area.
Whenever I toured an area, I always referred to the Google outlined map to stay in the area.
Philadelphia, PA g.co/kgs/5URTebZ
Google Philadelphia roxborough map. And the outline comes up.
I'm born and raised in Philadelphia and have documented over 600+ virtual tours covering over 100 Philadelphia neighborhoods, including roxborough. I did one on a dry day that you may recognize more. However. Every time I re do an area, I enter from a different side of the map.
I didn't cover roxborough often because it was boring, and folks didn't really want to see it.
I also got 400+ tours covering 48 states if you ever get bored and wanna browse the channel.
Have a good day
So should i not move to phily?
Mt Airy ain't make the cut?
Those nice areas are expensive. Safe and clean isn't cheap.
You forgot society hill. Super quiet. For the wealthy.
Very very good interesting show nice voice very informative something diffrent on utwo thats relaxing and interesting thank you very mush im black woman againcan can you tell me where only one per cent of my prople live again thanks only one persent only please
Ayy fox chase literally drive through my development on the vid that’s tight
Streets in fairmount are 2 ways ?
I'm a member of First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ and am looking to move to an area by the Church which is at 5105 N. 5th St. I'm moving from Brooklyn, N.Y and don't drive so I'm looking for an area where there is transportation and shopping...can someone please give me some good advise??
@Anne Grasso The area by your church is decent: Old City
@@krumbleme2 thank you 😊
@@annegrasso6270 Sure thing. All the best with your move 👍🏾
@@krumbleme2 thanks again 😊
Born and raised in Fox Chase . Been gone since 1979. Live in S. Florida. Miss the food.
I would pull Fairmont out of there. It is not a top 10 safest neighborhood. I would add my neighborhood "East Oak Lane" to the Top 10. I was told by a police commander that we had the safest neighborhood in his precint which is the 35th.
Chestnut Hill is a good choice for #1.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 👍🏼
Shocked that neighborhoods in the Far Northeast didn’t make the list.
Niggas live out there
You know why common now lol.
torresdale is the only one that made it in. tbh i think all the neighborhoods above tacony are decent and get better as you go further up. yeah if you compare them to suburbs theyre even worse but compared to other philly neighborhoods theyre fine.
It amazes me that Somerton never comes up as if it's not part of Philly and is one of the safest neighborhoods flat out with maybe 5 homicides in more than 10 or 15 years. Philly is more than just lower Northeast and below.
@laughinghawk8522 my video isn't the tell all of youtube. A resident should do proper research and not just base it on a youtube video. Area vibes. Niche.com. etc. Including police data websites all provide crime data. What I learned from being a life long resident of Philly Is crime can happen anywhere. From the wealthiest neighborhoods to the roughest. No place in philly Is safe like no place In the USA is safe. Crime can happen anywhere. Besides this being a outdated video. (Look at the upload date) it's just for entertainment purposes.
A transplant should not base their decision on a youtube video. Have a blessed day. Thanks for leaving a comment
Philadelphia actually has the biggest African American suburban population in the United States.
Really? that's awesome. I'm thinking about moving to Philly but always here bad stuff. I'm from NJ. I want to live in a diverse area but definitely want to see ppl like me lol
I heard Washington DC had more..
@@Christopher-tr1xu Philly black population dominated and increasing[?]. I remember doing a research paper for college about the Philly population can't remember the numbers exactly in the old days.
@@Christopher-tr1xu diversity equals crime.
This is false. DC has that
You need to swap out Fairmount for Fox Chase or something. 2022 carjackings have blown this list out of the water.
It’s still safe, overall. You can walk around Fairmount day or night safely.
Suprised that Society Hill is not on this list.
Ok first Pacific Islander. Pronounced I-land-er not is- lander -er. And Will smith is from Overbrook. He named his production company after it. Overbrook neighbors Wynnfield .
Will Smith is from Winfield Heights and attended Overbrook high school.
Why are y'all street so narrow? I'm from Chicago we have wide streets and boulevards. Great video btw. Chestnut Hill seems nice, but Hyde Park Chicago is much better.
Noice! Never heard of East Falls, I’m new here. What should I do over there?
Couple nice bars out there but its mostly residential
East Falls is nice. But like anywhere in Philly, you're just a wrong turn or block away from one of the many BAD neighborhoods. East Falls is bordered by Germantown....and even worse, Allegheny West...
@@homeoftek5844 unfortunately that is the plague that haunts Philly.
@@realityblooms Yeah. It's sad bc I love Philly. Born and raised. Despite the crime, I don't wanna move to another city or country bc Philly is all I know. I hate traveling bc I don't feel at home. Home is where the heart is for some of us
But that's the one of the benefits of East Falls is the network of roads and other transportation makes it easy to get to places.
I used to live in a good neighborhood near the Tacony bridge. The neighborhood has turned to crap.
@han thoven or Wissinoming but same situation.
born and raised in tacony....i saw the neighborhood change through the years its crazy
I live in parkwood in the greater north east Philly and it’s predominantly white. It’s also a lot safer then about half of the places that were mentioned in this video.
So far, you might as well be in Delco
Yeah it’s safer out there, neighbors don’t really speak to “new comers “ & a lot of the “blue lives matter crowd” around….but yeah it’s safer lol 😂🤦🏽♂️
Right. It is WHITE, hence why it is safe.
Mi Bella Futura moglie,..come visit Brooklyn
mayfair the same. fading fast though
East Falls was the home of Grace Kelly. Princess Grace of Monaco.
That area is a lot of mansions. No reasonable rent there.
Do not fall for the “FISHTOWN” is safe lol! FISHTOWN is a cute new name! It is still KENSINGTON. And you’d never want to live there!
Great review! I'm visiting Philly in a couple months. I'll be staying in the Rittenhouse area. Thanks for sharing ❤️
What about Centre City?
Lol that is too funny
In #7 the ethnic breakdown included Pacific Izlander, which is how you pronounced it. I've never heard of an "Izlander". You may want to try pronouncing it "Eye-lender" as in the Hawaiian ISLANDS. Just a thought.
"eye" "lander"
how come nobody ever mentions Andorra?
Andorra is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andorra is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same zip code. .... I just copied that from Google bro. 🙏🏼
Neighborhood within a neighborhood, never knew that
much like how people dont know about the country its named after, the only officially recognized catalan country, people forget it exists in philly lol
@@mycobacteriem2540 clever
I remember i lived in wynnfiled but we moved when i was 11 my mom said wynnfiled wasn't how it used to be back in the 80s