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Brewerytown vs Chestnut Hill
Brewerytown and Chestnut Hill are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Chestnut Hill is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 47). Walk is a wash (8 vs 10). Brewerytown has the lower ACS median ($1,518).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official Philadelphia neighborhoods.
| Axis | Brewerytown | Chestnut Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 95 |
| Schools | 0 | 100 |
| Walk | 8 | 10 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 8 |
| Median rent | $1,518 | $1,837 |
| Median home | $331,703 | $752,413 |
| Population | 12,588 | 10,672 |
| Commute to Center City | 14 min | 32 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 28 min | 44 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Brewerytown | Chestnut Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 57% | 46% |
| Median age | 32.6 | 46.8 |
| Median income | $80K | $120K |
| Part I per 1k | 51.0 | 29.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 3 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 16 | 24 |
| Parks / 800m | 20 | 23 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Brewery is 9% above the 2024 city median. Chestnut is 31% 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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Brewerytown if the shorter ride to Center City is the point and the rent gap is the point. 14 vs 32 minutes to Center City. ACS median rent is $1,518 vs $1,837. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Chestnut Hill if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 100 vs 0. Safety is 95 vs 47. Chestnut Hill is tagged family on this map; Brewerytown is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Brewerytown
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.
$1,518 median rent · safety 47 · walk 8
Chestnut Hill
The northwest village. Germantown Avenue is the errand. More house than brick, more Regional Rail than subway. Downtown is a trip, not a walk.
$1,837 median rent · safety 95 · walk 10
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Brewerytown or Chestnut Hill?
Brewerytown is the lower ACS median: $1,518 vs $1,837. About 57% rent in Brewerytown vs 46% in Chestnut Hill. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brewerytown more walkable than Chestnut Hill?
Walk is basically a tie (8 vs 10). Count groceries if you care: 5 in Brewerytown vs 3 in Chestnut Hill, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Brewerytown or Chestnut Hill?
Chestnut Hill is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 47). Combined rate 29.8 vs 51.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Brewerytown or Chestnut Hill?
Chestnut Hill leads the school axis (100 vs 0). Nearby rating is 8.4 / 10 vs 6.1 / 10. Median age 46.8 vs 32.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
14 minutes from Brewerytown to Center City, 32 from Chestnut Hill. Brewerytown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Brewerytown or Chestnut Hill: Fairmount. 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.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.