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Brewerytown vs Spruce Hill
Brewerytown and Spruce Hill are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Brewerytown is the calmer Part I map (47 vs 37). Spruce Hill wins the errand count. Spruce Hill has the lower ACS median ($1,443).
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 | Spruce Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 37 |
| Schools | 0 | 39 |
| Walk | 8 | 41 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 45 |
| Median rent | $1,518 | $1,443 |
| Median home | $331,703 | $574,761 |
| Population | 12,588 | 7,673 |
| Commute to Center City | 14 min | 18 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 28 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Brewerytown | Spruce Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 57% | 92% |
| Median age | 32.6 | 29 |
| Median income | $80K | $57K |
| Part I per 1k | 51.0 | 57.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 16 | 30 |
| Parks / 800m | 20 | 32 |
| 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. Spruce H is 3% 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 quieter map matters more than the scene. Safety is 47 vs 37. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Spruce Hill if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the cafes and the night. Schools score 39 vs 0. Vibe is 45 vs 8. Walk is 41 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
Spruce Hill
Clark Park, Baltimore Avenue, porches. Next to University City without being the campus. Cedar Park is a search just west of this line.
$1,443 median rent · safety 37 · walk 41
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Brewerytown or Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill is the lower ACS median: $1,518 vs $1,443. About 92% rent in Spruce Hill vs 57% in Brewerytown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Brewerytown more walkable than Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill wins the errand count (walk 8 vs 41). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Brewerytown or Spruce Hill?
Brewerytown is the calmer Part I read (47 vs 37). Combined rate 51.0 vs 57.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Brewerytown or Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill leads the school axis (39 vs 0). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 6.1 / 10. Median age 29 vs 32.6. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
14 minutes from Brewerytown to Center City, 18 from Spruce Hill. Brewerytown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Brewerytown or Spruce 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.