HomeFuneral costs by statePennsylvaniaPhiladelphia
How much does a funeral cost in Philadelphia, PA?
A traditional burial with a service in the Philadelphia metro area averages $8,610 at the funeral home. Once the cemetery has billed, families typically pay closer to $15,850, which is about 3% below the Pennsylvania figure of $16,340. The metro takes in Camden and Wilmington as well as Philadelphia.
What Philadelphia funeral homes actually charge
Everything below this section is modelled from national survey data. This section is not. These are 87 funeral homes trading across 3 towns in the Philadelphia area with a direct cremation price we hold. The middle one charges $1,795. Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home Inc in Philadelphia is recorded at $595, McCrery & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. in Wilmington at $4,155, which is 7 times the price for the same service inside one metropolitan area.
Of the 87, 8 come in under $1,000, 48 sit between $1,000 and $1,999, 20 between $2,000 and $2,999, and 11 ask $3,000 or more. 85 of them publishes a basic services fee as well, the charge you cannot decline whatever else you turn down. Ring three at random rather than one and you would expect to pay $650 less than the $1,933 average.
| Funeral home | Where | Direct cremation | Basic services fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $595 | $1,200 |
| Kenneth William Murphy Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $750 | $1,095 |
| Andrew J Guckin Funeral Mansion | Philadelphia, PA | $795 | $800 |
| Carl Miller Funeral Home | Camden, NJ | $895 | $1,585 |
| Compagnola Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $899 | $1,495 |
| G Frank Page Jr Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $900 | $1,600 |
| G Choice Funeral Chapel Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $960 | $1,100 |
| James L Morse Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $995 | $1,395 |
| Alfonso Cannon Funeral Chapels Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,025 | $995 |
| Beckett-Brown & Hodges Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,045 | $1,900 |
| Jason Lloyd Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,045 | $1,450 |
| James L Hawkins Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,075 | $800 |
| Compagnola Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,099 | $1,495 |
| Savin Funeral Home, Inc. / Louise E Savin And William W Savin Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,185 | $1,450 |
| Emmanuel Johnson Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,195 | $1,795 |
| Pennick Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,195 | $2,495 |
| Baker Funeral Home Ltd | Philadelphia, PA | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Khadijah Alderman Funeral Service Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 | $1,650 |
| Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service PC | Philadelphia, PA | $1,275 | $995 |
| Marvina Hudson Bolton Memorial Chapel | Philadelphia, PA | $1,295 | |
| Mcilvaine Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,295 | $995 |
| Edward J Guckin Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,300 | $1,200 |
| Exceptional Care Cremations, Inc. | Philadelphia, PA | $1,300 | $1,295 |
| Slater Funeral Home Ltd | Philadelphia, PA | $1,300 | $1,800 |
| Falco/Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home | Camden, NJ | $1,335 | $695 |
| Len E Ellis Funeral Home PC | Philadelphia, PA | $1,357 | $1,500 |
| Dinan Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,395 | $2,275 |
| Ronald Rex Piselli Funeral Chapel Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,395 | $1,895 |
| Peacewell Cremations | Philadelphia, PA | $1,415 | $2,400 |
| Brandywine Valley Funeral Care, LLC | Wilmington, DE | $1,495 | $2,145 |
| May Funeral Home Inc | Camden, NJ | $1,495 | $1,695 |
| May Funeral Home - Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,495 | $1,695 |
| Dupree Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | $1,800 |
| Thomas Funeral Service Inc - Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | $1,495 |
| L A Digiacomo Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,519 | $433 |
| Rachubinski Funeral Homes Inc- Front Street Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,550 | $1,800 |
| Koller Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,600 | $1,650 |
| Paul J Karcsh Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,650 | $1,700 |
| Distinguished Memorial Chapels, Inc. | Philadelphia, PA | $1,660 | $1,800 |
| James M Campbell Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,695 | $2,295 |
| Delaware Valley Cremation Services | Philadelphia, PA | $1,705 | $965 |
| Flemuel Brown Jr Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,750 | $950 |
| Circle of Life Funeral Home LLC | Camden, NJ | $1,795 | $1,995 |
| David G Richardson Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,795 | $1,695 |
| Murphy Ruffenach Brian W Donnelly Funeral Home PC | Philadelphia, PA | $1,795 | $2,495 |
| Joseph F. Ruffenach Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,850 | $1,800 |
| McCafferty Sweeney Slabinski Barnes Funerals and Cremations Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,850 | $2,300 |
| Joseph A. Sannutti Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,875 | $2,700 |
| Charles P Arcaro Funeral Home | Wilmington, DE | $1,895 | $2,095 |
| McElvarr Funeral Homes Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,895 | $2,100 |
| Vincent Gangemi Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,895 | $2,295 |
| Lambie Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,950 | $2,550 |
| Congo Funeral Home - North Chapel | Wilmington, DE | $1,995 | $1,795 |
| Baj Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,995 | $2,400 |
| Edward C Tomaszewski Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,995 | $1,995 |
| Rodriguez Funeral Home Inc-East Erie Ave Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,995 | $1,650 |
| Monti-Rago Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | $1,850 |
| Kirchner Londergan Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,050 | $1,700 |
| Terranova Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,095 | $1,695 |
| Robert L Mannal Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,225 | $2,225 |
| William G Malloy Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,235 | $1,850 |
| Baldi Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,295 | $1,995 |
| Louis C Galzerano Funeral Home Inc - Torresdale Avenue | Philadelphia, PA | $2,295 | $2,995 |
| Pennsylvania Burial Co Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,295 | $1,995 |
| Edward J Petner Funeral Home Ltd | Philadelphia, PA | $2,375 | $2,275 |
| Choi Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,380 | $1,998 |
| Louis C Galzerano Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,395 | $3,295 |
| Mancini Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Congleton Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,549 | $1,995 |
| House of Wright Mortuary | Wilmington, DE | $2,550 | $1,815 |
| Walter J Meyers Funeral Home Pc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,645 | $2,990 |
| Carto Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,700 | $1,995 |
| Nasevich Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,750 | $3,000 |
| Fountain Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,950 | $1,375 |
| Joseph A. Quinn, Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,990 | $1,995 |
| Corleto-Latina Funeral Home | Wilmington, DE | $2,995 | $1,390 |
| Dean-Geitner-Givnish Funeral Home | Philadelphia, PA | $3,120 | $2,995 |
| Hollen Funeral Homes Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $3,155 | $2,695 |
| Funeral Home 1 (not named in report) | Philadelphia, PA | $3,345 | $3,395 |
| Mealey Funeral Home & Crematory - Broom | Wilmington, DE | $3,375 | $2,375 |
| Chandler Funeral Homes & Crematory | Wilmington, DE | $3,410 | $3,095 |
| Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home-Bustleton Ave | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | $3,000 |
| Chandler Funeral Homes of Wilmington LLC | Wilmington, DE | $3,680 | |
| Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home | Wilmington, DE | $3,685 | $2,585 |
| Burns Funeral Home Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $3,755 | $2,890 |
| Burns Funeral Home Inc-Columbia Ave | Philadelphia, PA | $3,755 | $2,890 |
| McCrery & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. | Wilmington, DE | $4,155 | $2,350 |
Recorded from the Parting funeral home directory in September 2026. The source publishes no date of its own. Prices for other homes on this list carry their own dates, shown on each home's page. They are the figures we hold rather than quotes, several are years old, and no funeral home is bound by them. Every funeral home in Philadelphia.
Estimated burial with a service in Philadelphia
- Funeral home services, viewing and ceremony$6,180
- Casket, standard$2,430
- Cemetery plot$2,260
- Opening and closing the grave$1,400
- Burial vault or grave liner$1,640
- Headstone or marker$1,940
Most families have no plan for this
A burial insurance policy is written to cover exactly this amount. It pays out in days rather than months, and for most people over 50 there is no medical exam, only health questions.
The calculator is set to Philadelphia. The funeral home lines are scaled by what these 85 homes charge against the Pennsylvania median, a factor of 0.89, and the plot by local land prices.
What makes up the $15,850 in Philadelphia
| Item | Billed by | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral service with viewing | Funeral home | $6,180 | $6,910 |
| Casket, standard steel | Funeral home | $2,430 | $2,490 |
| Cemetery plot | Cemetery | $2,260 | $1,700 |
| Opening and closing the grave | Cemetery | $1,400 | $1,570 |
| Burial vault or grave liner | Cemetery | $1,640 | $1,680 |
| Headstone or marker | Monument dealer | $1,940 | $1,990 |
| Total | $15,850 | $16,340 |
The 85 published fees above put Philadelphia at $1,815 against $2,150 across Pennsylvania, so the funeral home lines carry a factor of 0.89, that ratio pulled toward the state by how many homes stand behind it. The plot is the exception, scaled by land prices, Philadelphia at 113.1 against 85.1 for Pennsylvania (2024 BEA parities). The full working is on the Pennsylvania page.
Why we stopped using a cost of living index for any of this.
Funeral homes in the Philadelphia area
The Census counts 435 death care establishments in the Philadelphia metro, meaning funeral homes, crematories and cemeteries, employing about 2,740 people (2023 County Business Patterns). We hold a direct cremation price for 87 of them, and the spread between the cheapest and the dearest is $3,560. That is 7 times the price for the same service, inside one metropolitan area, which is a larger difference than the one between Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as a whole.
Cremation in Philadelphia
Cremation with a service models out at $6,620 here, about $1,990 less than a burial at the funeral home because there is no casket, plot, vault or headstone to buy. Strip the service out and the Philadelphia homes themselves put the middle direct cremation at $1,795, 87 of them measured, 8 of those under $1,000, which puts roughly $4,825 on the ceremony, the viewing and the staff time around it. For a family choosing on price alone that gap is the whole decision, and it is a bigger number than anything the metro comparison above turns on.
Your rights when you ring a Philadelphia funeral home
All 87 of the homes listed above owe you the same thing on the telephone, without being told who you are. Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home Inc at $595 and McCrery & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. at $4,155 are the two ends of it. Working down from the $1,795 in the middle of that list is worth $1,200 before anyone has driven anywhere. What the law requires of Pennsylvania funeral homes sets out the rest.
Covering $15,850 in Philadelphia
$15,850 is the number a policy here would be written for, and it is $490 less than the Pennsylvania average, which is the sort of thing people get wrong when they pick a round figure. It pays out in days rather than weeks, and for most people over 50 there is no medical exam.
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How much does a funeral cost in Philadelphia?
About $15,850 for a burial with a viewing once the cemetery has billed, of which $8,610 goes to the funeral home and $7,240 to the cemetery and the monument dealer. The funeral home half is the Middle Atlantic survey median moved by what 85 Philadelphia homes actually publish, and the cemetery half by local land prices. They are estimates, not quotes.
Is a funeral more expensive in Philadelphia than the rest of Pennsylvania?
No, it is about 3%, $15,850 against $16,340, and it is largely the land under the plot rather than the funeral home. Inside the metro the same direct cremation runs from $595 to $4,155, a wider gap than the one between Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
How much does cremation cost in Philadelphia?
The middle of the 87 Philadelphia area homes we hold a price for charges $1,795 for a direct cremation, from $595 at Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home Inc up to $4,155 at McCrery & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc.. Add a service and the model puts it near $6,620. Every price here is one we hold rather than a quote, several are years old, and each carries its own date on that home's page.
Which funeral home is cheapest in Philadelphia?
Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home Inc in Philadelphia, at $595, and 7 other Philadelphia area homes are also under $1,000. McCrery & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. is $3,560 higher for the same service. Prices move and several of ours are years old, so treat the list as where to start ringing, worth about $650 on three calls, not as the answer.
Does every Philadelphia funeral home charge a basic services fee?
Yes, all of them, and in Philadelphia the published ones run $433 to $3,395 with $1,815 in the middle, across the 85 we hold. It is the charge you cannot decline whatever else you turn down, so it sets the floor under everything else on this page, and Gilbert H Schobert Funeral Home Inc, cheapest here on cremation at $595, asks $1,200 for it.
Other metro areas in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh$16,340