Philadelphia, PA

Upper Kensington

Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$10K - $549K
For Sale on Trulia:
196 homes
Rent:
$600 - $2.65K
For Rent on Trulia:
82 homes
To Downtown Philadelphia:
26 minutes
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What Locals Say about Upper Kensington

At least 308 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 88 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 70 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 67 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 65 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 64 % Say car is needed

  • 60 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 58 % Say kids play outside

  • 55 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 44 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 41 % Say there's wildlife

  • 40 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 38 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 33 % Say there are community events

  • 24 % Say parking is easy

  • 22 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 21 % Say it's quiet

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.
  • Trulia User
    "My neighborhood have good access to public transportation only take bad. Only downfall of my neighborhood is the open drug use."
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  • Trulia User
    "Aren’t able to have too many drugs, too many feins too many needles on the ground too many open drug use in the streets trash everywhere. Cops don’t do anything to the drug streets they just turn they had."
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  • Hnvelaz
    "Not a good place to live I drive everywhere because there is nothing to do walking distance plus staying in the neighborhood is disgusting "
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  • Trulia User
    "is a nice neighborhood is like a family they treat people with love. thanks God bless you all show love "
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  • Trulia User
    "Great transportation, back-and-forth to work and it beautiful home and apartment to live at down there. "
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  • Trulia User
    "Defined a better place to live a nice neighborhood. I clean the neighborhood a better environment to live."
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  • Trulia User
    "You can’t even walk your dog out and if peoples do they don’t pick up dog poop they just walk away!!"
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  • Trulia User
    "I’m not sure of any neighborhood events besides halloween. Kids go trick or treating and they give out candy"
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  • Trulia User
    "A great growing neighborhood only time will tell ,but it has been growing in value every day. This is the time to buy ASAP ."
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  • Trulia User
    "nice clean and family friendly septa in both sides .near school and super market in waking distance."
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  • Trulia User
    "That it’s a good area ppl are nice and it’s very friendly all of my friends and family are down here .I know I get the wrong attention for the drugs but other than that it’s a nice area . For me because anywhere else tin this city it’s worse "
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  • Trulia User
    "The community events are on Halloween everyone comes out and gets dressed up and just have a good time around family and friends "
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  • Trulia User
    "No real issues, I walk my dogs safely around here. No dog parks in the area unfortunately. Idk what else …"
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  • Mroche913
    " Close to the train like a 5 minute walk and bus stop around the corner Live near an avenue and close to pharmacies "
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  • Shante M. C.
    "Stay home & lock your doors because it’s too much going on outside in this neighborhood, The cops walk by and do completely nothing"
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  • Nacaria T.
    "No community events. Very bad drug population. There is always needles every where you go. Could be a nice neighborhood but the drugs are taking over "
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  • Jahaira A.
    "Easy access to everything you need. Grocery store, public trans. Hospitals/Clinics Schools etc. However noise level, crime, drugs & homelessness is way out of control. "
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  • Deandrejohnson316
    "Heavy drug area dope bags and needles everywhere trash everywhere old furniture and it smells like urine,feces and Trash "
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  • Nelson.cierra98
    "The neighborhood is accords from a playground. This is great if you have children and you want them to be able to experience outside fun. Having a park axtosss the street has it as a"
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  • Natalia R.
    "I do not like this area at all the neighborhood is horrible to much drugs and people getting high I hate it "
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  • Rasheeka H.
    "There no good parks to walk your dog. There’s a lot of dog owner who walk their dogs on the sidewalk and street and dog feces around. Most people of the neighborhood clean up after there animals some don’t. "
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  • Mloudg5
    "I’ve lived in this neighborhood my whole life and it’s horrible. But some people are friendly and stick together ."
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  • Pebbles166
    "Most “community” events are held outside the neighborhood. Those who do not have wifi / computers or do not engage in social media , are not informed of any events."
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  • Luz R.
    "Is scary to live here, specially for kids, lots of robbery and drugs around, some people are friendly but your scared to walk in the area"
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  • Don B.
    "Kids are best kept inside. It’s more than dangerous outside at night and sometimes with playing outside it’s better to keep a close eye "
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  • Angel G.
    "I’ve being living in upper Kensington area for the past nine years, all this years I seen this area getting worst and worst "
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  • Pebbles166
    "Sadly neighborhood continues to decline with the increase of drug users. Neighborhood is littered with paper trash, and a walk in the neighborhood consists of walking between users like you’re in maze."
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  • Angel G.
    "I’ve been living here for the past 10 years and I never had any problems with no one I like to walk around and never had issues either "
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  • Miguel9galindo50
    "It’s ok to live in its not too bad if u don’t mind all the drugs around Kensington the neighbors are nice"
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  • Nopicks88
    "drug infested area. there trying to clean it up but it's taking a long time but it's working just slow"
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  • Ludis M.
    "Nothing, don’t like this neighborhood at all, looking to leave ASAP. I have live here for the past 17 years and things are not getting better at all, to much violence. "
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  • Affiliated86
    "Outreach programs and hot kitchens. A lot of church related programs. Boxing gyms that keep kids off the street. "
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  • Loveelykeey
    "Dog walkers wouldn’t like much around here. It’s very unsanitary to walk your dogs and it’s not safe. "
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  • Tierra B.
    "Pumpkin patch every out door play with the kids recreational centers great schools and also fun in the home with family"
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  • Lydia R.
    "To many crack heads to many shootings bad area to many cops you can’t sit our side because someone try’s to rob you "
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  • Queenshakera90
    "Bad neighborhood nothing good can come from living here at all you kind as well live in the suburbs "
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  • Al Mc Camman
    "I do live here and always have and it is a heartbreaking situation to warch the area decline and be over run with drugs and crime and filth to ever direction this area is not worth the prices people ask any longer and will be at risk of thier lives to live within it be careful very very careful if you choose to come here for life ...Because it may cost you more than money it might cost you your life !"
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  • Abdullhaqqir
    "nothing its revolting and disrespectful as well as dangerous... needs a neighborhood upgrade in living situation police presence city intervention for homeless and tenants landlords home owner and streets department..."
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  • Jack Cale
    "Lived in the area 30 years and it is ALL drugs and crime. Police do not live here and have no interest in doing their job. Economy is all based on heroin and crack sales."
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  • Isaura F.
    "I lived in the neighborhood since I was 7 years old. What I like about it is that I know the people all my life. what I hate is that we can never safe since the crime been going up."
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