Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania · Philadelphia County · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro

Philadelphia is a major city in Pennsylvania with a population of 1,582,432. Residents earn $60,698 per year, which is 19% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

1,582,432 Population 11,780/sq mi density

$60,698 Median Income $37,669 per capita

$232,400 Home Value $229,411 Zillow

$1,323 Median Rent 31.2% income on rent

57°F Avg Temperature 281 sunny days/yr

1,021 Violent Crime/100K 3,388 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.1 / 5.0

$60,698 median income, 5.3% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.5 / 5.0

$232,400 home value, $1,323/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

1,021 violent crimes/100K (169% above avg)

B+

Education

3.8 / 5.0

34.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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Haunted Places Near Philadelphia, PA

7 reported haunted locations found near Philadelphia, PA.

Name	Description
Bright Hope Baptist Church	Sounds of unsettlement have been heard behind the church after everyone leaves the building.
Byberry Mental Hospital	Said to be haunted by the different patients that were mistreated in there. It was shut down for good in 1990 for poor living conditions and mistreatment of patients. People have gone into the catacombs only to run out crying. Its located by the Roller skate palace. Reports of screams bellowing from the basements. - June 2008 Update: It was sold to a contractor who demolished all buildings and is now building office complex and retirement homes.
Eastern State Penitentiary	Eastern State is haunted by hundreds of prisoners that have been executed, beaten to death, or committed suicide. The most famous sighting is of a prisoner that killed 27 people in an attempted prison break. Reports of feelings of someone there, and dread, strange sounds and shadows or apparitions.
Friends Hospital	Built in 1813 this building was the original patient quarters and home to the superintendent and his wife. It was said the female seen wandering in the halls bore a resemblance to a former hospital superintendent's wife. Also reports of hearing doors open and close when no one was around. Several third shift employees have heard a woman laughing on the first floor in the middle of the night. But could never find out where it was coming from. A security guard was making his rounds at night...
James Martin School	This used to be a hospital and nursing school.. and at times you could see bloody hands and people in the mirrors. In the blocked off attic section you can look in the window from the outside and SEE a face. There are a few stories behind it. 1. The boys were cutting school and got stuck in the attic. 2. A mental patient went crazy and through himself out the window. 3. Mental patients went up into the attic and slit each others wrist. They ARE all possible reasons BUT there is something ther...
Palmer Cemetery	A witness visiting a grave of a relative reports bring flowers to the grave. Upon feeling a strange feeling turned around to see if there was someone there, only to find no one. Turning back around to the grave, the flowers had vanished. Also, in this cemetery a teenage boy hung his self by the entrance and sometimes at night one of the streetlights come on and you can see him hanging from the branch that was cut down. When you walk past the cemetery you can see shadows running around and ton...
The Civil War Library and Museum	Was feature on unsolved mysteries--net work tv. On the second floor, in the Lincoln Room, the spirits of soldiers have been seen playing cards.

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