East Falls has rowhouses near the Schuylkill and detached homes farther up the hill. I work with buyers and sellers of both.
East Falls has a lot of housing variety within a fairly small area. Its 12-month median is $379,500, and at that number you’re choosing between a rowhouse, a twin or a modest detached house depending on which street you’re standing on.
That variety is the catch. October’s closed median was $385,000 across nine sales, after $399,900 in September, but as recently as May the monthly figure was $281,500, and that moved with the mix of homes that sold. The neighborhood’s topography means two houses a few blocks apart can be entirely different propositions. Comparable sales here have to be chosen one by one, and an appraisal can go sideways if the comps pulled don’t match what you bought.
On cost, Philadelphia’s 4.578% transfer tax applies, so at the 12-month median of $379,500 the buyer’s customary half is about $8,690. It’s worth counting that alongside the monthly payment when you work out what a house costs.
Read the buyer guide →The October average was 27 days, up slightly from 24 in September, and the slowest of the month’s nine sales took 65 days. Three of the nine closed above their original asking prices, one at it and five below. When a listing lingers here, it’s worth checking whether it was priced off a comparable sale from a different part of the neighborhood, since the housing changes so much from one area to the next.
Because the stock varies so much, the pricing work here is more involved than the size of the market suggests. I would rather spend an extra hour finding the three sales that resemble your house than take a neighborhood median and adjust from it, which is how listings here end up sitting.
Read the seller guide →Figures are from the most recent monthly Bright MLS pull for 19129. For the twelve-month trend and a fuller breakdown, see the East Falls market data.
Based on information from Bright MLS for 10/1/2026 through 10/31/2026; data is reliable but not guaranteed.
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East Falls sits along the Schuylkill River in Northwest Philadelphia, zip code 19129, bounded by Manayunk, Roxborough and Germantown. The neighborhood guide covers rail access, Kelly Drive, the Jefferson campus and the monthly market numbers.
Because the housing stock varies, with rowhouses, twins and detached homes on very different topography. The monthly median has run from $281,500 in May 2026 to $415,000 in July 2026, and it moves with the mix of homes that close. So a neighborhood median tells you little about any specific house, and comparable sales have to be selected carefully, because comps pulled from a different part of the neighborhood can produce a value that doesn’t fit the house.
East Falls is in Philadelphia, so the total rate is 4.578%: 3.578% to the city and 1% to the Commonwealth. Buyer and seller customarily split it, making the buyer’s share about 2.289%. At the 12-month median of $379,500 that comes to roughly $8,690 at settlement, on top of your down payment and the usual title, lender and escrow costs.
The Thomas Jefferson University campus and the rail line are both close by, and rental demand is worth checking against current listings. Look closely at the specific block, the condition of the systems in older stock and whether the numbers still work with Philadelphia’s transaction costs included. I’m happy to run that math with you before you write.
The October average was 27 days, close to September’s 24, and August’s was 76. The monthly figure swings that far because a handful of long-sitting listings can move it on nine or 18 sales. If your house is prepared and priced against comparable sales, plan on a matter of weeks.
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