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Brewerytown vs Manayunk
Brewerytown and Manayunk are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Manayunk is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 47). Manayunk 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 | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 53 |
| Schools | 0 | 43 |
| Walk | 8 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 52 |
| Median rent | $1,518 | $1,717 |
| Median home | $331,703 | $347,700 |
| Population | 12,588 | 3,570 |
| Commute to Center City | 14 min | 28 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 28 min | 40 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Brewerytown | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 57% | 60% |
| Median age | 32.6 | 31.2 |
| Median income | $80K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 51.0 | 50.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 16 | 28 |
| Parks / 800m | 20 | 57 |
| 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. Yunk 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. 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 28 minutes to Center City. ACS median rent is $1,518 vs $1,717. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Manayunk if you want the cafes and the night and the school rating nearby is the point. Vibe is 52 vs 8. Schools score 43 vs 0. Walk is 36 vs 8. 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
Manayunk
Main Street, the canal, the hill. A small official polygon with a loud weekend. Regional Rail is the commute. The stairs are real.
$1,717 median rent · safety 53 · walk 36
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Brewerytown or Manayunk?
Brewerytown is the lower ACS median: $1,518 vs $1,717. About 57% rent in Brewerytown vs 60% in Manayunk. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brewerytown more walkable than Manayunk?
Manayunk wins the errand count (walk 8 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 5. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Brewerytown or Manayunk?
Manayunk is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 47). Combined rate 50.4 vs 51.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Brewerytown or Manayunk?
Manayunk leads the school axis (43 vs 0). Nearby rating is 7.1 / 10 vs 6.1 / 10. Median age 31.2 vs 32.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
14 minutes from Brewerytown to Center City, 28 from Manayunk. Brewerytown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Brewerytown or Manayunk: 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.