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Brewerytown vs East Falls
Brewerytown and East Falls are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. East Falls is the calmer Part I map (89 vs 47). Brewerytown wins the errand count. 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 | East Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 89 |
| Schools | 0 | 52 |
| Walk | 8 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 8 |
| Median rent | $1,518 | $1,694 |
| Median home | $331,703 | $368,170 |
| Population | 12,588 | 11,223 |
| Commute to Center City | 14 min | 22 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 28 min | 36 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Brewerytown | East Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 57% | 56% |
| Median age | 32.6 | 32.8 |
| Median income | $80K | $102K |
| Part I per 1k | 51.0 | 30.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 3 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 16 | 3 |
| Parks / 800m | 20 | 21 |
| 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. E Falls is 21% 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 you want the errands on foot and the shorter ride to Center City is the point. Walk is 8 vs 0. 14 vs 22 minutes to Center City. ACS median rent is $1,518 vs $1,694. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick East Falls if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 52 vs 0. Safety is 89 vs 47. East Falls 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
East Falls
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.
$1,694 median rent · safety 89 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Brewerytown or East Falls?
Brewerytown is the lower ACS median: $1,518 vs $1,694. About 57% rent in Brewerytown vs 56% in East Falls. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brewerytown more walkable than East Falls?
Brewerytown wins the errand count (walk 8 vs 0). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 3. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Brewerytown or East Falls?
East Falls is the calmer Part I read (89 vs 47). Combined rate 30.5 vs 51.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Brewerytown or East Falls?
East Falls leads the school axis (52 vs 0). Nearby rating is 7.3 / 10 vs 6.1 / 10. Median age 32.8 vs 32.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
14 minutes from Brewerytown to Center City, 22 from East Falls. Brewerytown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Brewerytown or East Falls: 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.