74fit
Rittenhouse
$2K median rent
The Square is the lawn. Walnut is the shop. Fitler Square is a search that sits next door, not a second official polygon here. You pay for the postcard and for the visitors who use it.
NightlifeWalk 86Safety 5
Philadelphia/Brewerytown
31fit
Brewerytown
Official neighborhood: Brewerytown
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Old brewery walls, new rentals, Girard as the spine. Fairmount is the park neighbor; this is the cheaper, still-in-progress version of the same river side.
girard avenue
Best in Philadelphia for familiesWalkable PhiladelphiaUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
47
109 violent · 532 property · 51.0 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-3 vs city set
Schools
0
Rating 6.1 / 10 nearby-36 vs city set
Walk
8
OSM: 5 groceries · 4 cafes · 16 transit · 20 parks-28 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,518 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
8
OSM: 4 cafes · 15 restaurants · 3 bars · 20 parks-34 vs city set
Commute to work
From Brewerytown, a typical weekday is 14 min to Center City, 16 min to University City, 28 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
16 min
Penn, Drexel, hospitals · -3 min vs the city-set median
Navy Yard
28 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 $1,518 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 23% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($80K) could “afford” about $2,008 a month at 30% of pay.
57% of households rent. Median home value is $331,703.
ACS median rent
$1,518
30% income budget
$2,008
Rent / income
23%
Median home
$331,703
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Brewerytown is 9% 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: 5 groceries, 4 cafes, 20 parks, and 16 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 20 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (16 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 15 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 3 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
12,588
Median age
32.6
Median income
$80K
Renters
57%
Bachelor+
49%
Violent / 1k
8.7
Property / 1k
42.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 4 census tracts · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-22
Planned
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.
Old brewery walls, new rentals, Girard as the spine. Fairmount is the park neighbor; this is the cheaper, still-in-progress version of the same river side. Part I is higher than Chestnut Hill. That is a count, not a personality.
Weight cost and the Center City commute. Fairmount is the quieter lawn next door. Northern Liberties is the riverward night if you wanted more bars than this stretch of Girard. Do not skip the page because the score is not a postcard.
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 Brewerytown.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Brewerytown safe?
Brewerytown is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 47 vs city 50). PPD logged 8.7 violent and 42.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 51.0 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Brewerytown?
ACS median rent is $1,518 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 57% of households rent. Median home value is $331,703. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brewerytown walkable?
Walk is 8 here vs 36 for the Philadelphia set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 5 groceries, 4 cafes, 16 transit stops, 20 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Brewerytown good for families?
Family fit depends on the school rating nearby and how much quiet you want. Nearby school rating is 6.1 / 10. Median age is 32.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Brewerytown?
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 Brewerytown?
About 12,588 people. Median income $80K. 49% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Brewerytown?
Fairmount, University City, Rittenhouse sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Brewerytown vs Fairmount.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Brewerytown vs FairmountBrewerytown vs University CityBrewerytown vs Rittenhouse
61fit
University City
$2K median rent
Penn, Drexel, the hospitals. Median income looks low because of students; home values do not. Powelton is a search on the north edge of this official line.
Near UTPlannedWalk 60Safety 42
46fit
Fairmount
$2K median rent
The Art Museum steps, the park, and streets that still feel like a neighborhood. Girard and Fairmount Avenue are the errands. The Parkway is the tourist tax.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 23Safety 58
44fit
Graduate Hospital
$2K median rent
South of South Street, west of Broad. Newer than Bella Vista, tighter than Point Breeze. The hospital name is leftover. The product is brick and a walk to Center City.
PlannedWalk 27Safety 21
40fit
East Falls
$2K median rent
Kelly Drive, the river path, and a hill that actually is a hill. Closer in than Chestnut Hill, quieter than Fairmount’s museum strip. The Schuylkill is the commute and the weekend.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 0Safety 89