78fit
Society Hill
$2K median rent
Gardens, brick, Headhouse. Quieter than Old City’s Mall, tighter than Queen Village. The Square is the lawn you share with Washington Square West.
Family streetsWalk 68Safety 84
Philadelphia/Bella Vista
57fit
Bella Vista
Official neighborhood: Bella Vista
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The Italian Market is the errand and the smell. Ninth Street still works as a grocery, not just a postcard. South of Washington Square, denser than Queen Village, cheaper than Rittenhouse.
italian market9th street market
Best in Philadelphia for familiesWalkable PhiladelphiaUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
63
10 violent · 181 property · 40.5 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+13 vs city set
Schools
35
Rating 6.9 / 10 nearby-1 vs city set
Walk
38
OSM: 11 groceries · 24 cafes · 10 transit · 42 parks+2 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,724 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
59
OSM: 24 cafes · 55 restaurants · 17 bars · 42 parks+17 vs city set
Commute to work
From Bella Vista, a typical weekday is 14 min to Center City, 18 min to University City, 16 min to Navy Yard. Not live traffic.
Center City is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Center City
14 min
City Hall, Market East · at the city-set median · fastest of these three
University City
18 min
Penn, Drexel, hospitals · -1 min vs the city-set median
Navy Yard
16 min
South jobs, the waterfront · -6 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,724 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 28% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($75K) could “afford” about $1,867 a month at 30% of pay.
51% of households rent. Median home value is $502,900.
ACS median rent
$1,724
30% income budget
$1,867
Rent / income
28%
Median home
$502,900
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Bella Vista is 23% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 11 groceries, 24 cafes, 42 parks, and 10 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 42 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (10 stops or stations).
24 cafes and 55 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Philadelphia set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 11 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
4,710
Median age
34.8
Median income
$75K
Renters
51%
Bachelor+
66%
Violent / 1k
2.1
Property / 1k
38.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-22
NightlifeFamily streets
Crime is PPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
The Italian Market is the errand and the smell. Ninth Street still works as a grocery, not just a postcard. South of Washington Square, denser than Queen Village, cheaper than Rittenhouse. The OpenDataPhilly line is this small rectangle, not all of South Philly.
Weight walk and the Center City job. Queen Village is the water-adjacent neighbor. Passyunk Square is the restaurant strip south. Graduate Hospital is the west side of Broad. Do not treat the market as the whole night.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/philadelphia that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
No r/philadelphia posts in this snapshot mentioned Bella Vista.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Bella Vista safe?
Bella Vista is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 63 vs city 50). PPD logged 2.1 violent and 38.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 40.5 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Bella Vista?
ACS median rent is $1,724 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 51% of households rent. Median home value is $502,900. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Bella Vista walkable?
Walk is 38 here vs 36 for the Philadelphia set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 11 groceries, 24 cafes, 10 transit stops, 42 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Bella Vista good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 6.9 / 10. Median age is 34.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Bella Vista?
14 typical weekday minutes to Center City. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Bella Vista?
About 4,710 people. Median income $75K. 66% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Bella Vista?
Queen Village, Washington Square West, Passyunk Square sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Bella Vista vs Queen Village.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Bella Vista vs Queen VillageBella Vista vs Washington Square WestBella Vista vs Passyunk Square
76fit
Washington Square West
$2K median rent
The Square, the Gayborhood, Jeweler’s Row as searches inside one line. Walk maxes out. Part I is the highest violent read in this Philadelphia set — visitors and the night count.
NightlifeWalk 100Safety 0
58fit
Queen Village
$2K median rent
Fabric Row, the river, and a grid that still feels like a neighborhood. South Street is the tax. Society Hill is the garden north.
Family streetsNightlifeWalk 28Safety 100
49fit
Passyunk Square
$2K median rent
East Passyunk Avenue is the strip. Cheesesteaks are the tourist layer; the restaurants behind them are why people stay. South of Bella Vista, north of the stadiums.
NightlifeWalk 37Safety 32
40fit
Pennsport
$2K median rent
Two Street, the river, the parade. More house-row than Passyunk’s restaurant strip. The stadiums are south; the water is east.
Family streetsWalk 13Safety 79