Housing in Upper North at a glance
- Population
- about 146,819
- Housing units
- about 64,915
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $181,000Philadelphia: $243,100 (-26%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,160 a monthPhiladelphia: $1,397 (-17%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 66%Philadelphia: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 94%
- Median year built
- 1946
Upper North has the highest share of owners in Philadelphia overall: 66% of households, 14.2 points higher than the city's 51.8%, or 40,484 owning households against 20,892 renting. Values are comparatively low, though, $181,000 ranking seventh of ten and 26% below $243,100, and rent of $1,160 ranks ninth. The housing is among the oldest, with 94% of homes dating to before 1980 and 1946 as the middle year. In the north of Philadelphia, Upper Northwest is worth $316,000, well above, while North comes to $106,000. Lower Northeast, with $175,000, also sits under Upper North. Upper Northwest has a lower owner share, 49.6%, and rent of $1,220 above Upper North's, while North and Lower Northeast charge $1,140 and $1,180. Upper North's population is 146,819, in 64,915 homes. Its pre-1980 share of 94% is second-highest of ten, behind Lower Northeast's 94.2%, and North's 53.5% owners and Lower Northeast's 57.2% are both lower.
Questions about Upper North
What is the median home value in Upper North, Philadelphia?
$181,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $243,100 for Philadelphia as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Upper North?
$1,160 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,397 in Philadelphia (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Upper North own or rent?
Most own: 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.8% in Philadelphia (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 33 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Upper North is one of the 10 most populous of 18 planning districts of Philadelphia: estimated population about 146,819 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Philadelphia, Planning Districts (OpenDataPhilly), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Philadelphia as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Upper North. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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