Temple Owls
NCAA · Philadelphia
Edberg-Olson Football Complex
1001 W. Diamond St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
20-min radius
Curated by Leopoldus Law

Temple City Guide

Anchored to Temple's Edberg-Olson Football Complex in North Philadelphia. Picks favor quieter, doorman-secured neighborhoods a short drive from campus (Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Center City) over the immediate student blocks, balancing privacy, safety, and a 20-minute radius to the practice facility and Lincoln Financial Field.

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Neighborhoods

Northern Liberties

Rent $2,200-$5,000/mo; buy $450K-$1.2M
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA 19123
SafetyA-
PrivacyMedium
Drive8m

A polished, fast-gentrified district of new mid-rises, restaurants, and a riverfront, just south of Temple's campus.

Fishtown

Rent $2,000-$4,500/mo; buy $400K-$1M
Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA 19125
SafetyA-
PrivacyMedium
Drive10m

Philadelphia's marquee food-and-music neighborhood, full of converted lofts and rowhomes along the Delaware.

Rittenhouse Square

Rent $3,000-$9,000/mo; buy $700K-$5M+
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive15m

Philadelphia's most prestigious address: glass towers and pre-war buildings with 24-hour concierge and valet around a manicured park.

Logan Square / Fairmount

Rent $2,400-$6,000/mo; buy $500K-$1.5M
Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19130
SafetyA-
PrivacyHigh
Drive12m

A calm, leafy stretch along the Parkway museum corridor with high-rise condos and brownstones near the river.

Where athletes actually live · beyond the 20-minute zone

The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of Edberg-Olson Football Complex. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Philadelphia where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.

Gladwyne

$2M – $10M+
Gladwyne (Lower Merion Twp.), PA
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive30–45 min

The wealthiest ZIP code in the Philadelphia region, Gladwyne is a quasi-rural pocket of the Main Line defined by multi-acre estates, gated drives, and riverfront parcels along the Schuylkill, with the Philadelphia Country Club at its center. Median values top $2M and the priciest manors push past $8.5M.

Villanova

$1.5M – $8M
Villanova (Radnor/Lower Merion), PA
SafetyA
PrivacyHigh
Drive30–45 min

One of Pennsylvania's first 'million-dollar communities,' Villanova pairs stately tree-lined streets with some of the oldest, grandest homes on the Main Line — 8-bedroom castle-style estates on 2-plus acres with sport courts and guest houses regularly trade in the $3M–$5M range.

Moorestown

$1.5M – $7M
Moorestown, NJ (Burlington County)
SafetyA-
PrivacyHigh
Drive25–40 min

A consistently top-ranked, quiet South Jersey town that has quietly housed a long roster of pros — Ben Simmons, DeSean Jackson, Terrell Owens, and Nick Castellanos among them — with large gated lots, lower taxes than Pennsylvania, and discreet new-build mansions. Recent athlete-owned homes have sold near $4.9M.

Rittenhouse Square

$2M – $15M+
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
SafetyA-
PrivacyMedium
Drive15–25 min

Philadelphia's most exclusive urban address, this leafy Center City square is ringed by full-service luxury towers like 1706 Rittenhouse and 500 Walnut, where high-floor condos and penthouses run from the low millions into the $15M+ range. Long the in-town base for the city's richest residents and athletes.

Temple City Guide — Athlete City Guide