54fit
Manayunk
$2K median rent
Main Street, the canal, the hill. A small official polygon with a loud weekend. Regional Rail is the commute. The stairs are real.
NightlifeWaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 36Safety 53
Philadelphia/Chestnut Hill
49fit
Chestnut Hill
Official neighborhood: Chestnut Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The northwest village. Germantown Avenue is the errand. More house than brick, more Regional Rail than subway. Downtown is a trip, not a walk.
germantown avenue chestnut hill
Best in Philadelphia for familiesWalkable PhiladelphiaUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
95
19 violent · 299 property · 29.8 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+45 vs city set
Schools
100
Rating 8.4 / 10 nearby+64 vs city set
Walk
10
OSM: 3 groceries · 4 cafes · 24 transit · 23 parks-26 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,837 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
8
OSM: 4 cafes · 8 restaurants · 3 bars · 23 parks-34 vs city set
Commute to work
From Chestnut Hill, a typical weekday is 32 min to Center City, 28 min to University City, 44 min to Navy Yard. Not live traffic.
University City is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Center City
32 min
City Hall, Market East · +18 min vs the city-set median
University City
28 min
Penn, Drexel, hospitals · +9 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Navy Yard
44 min
South jobs, the waterfront · +22 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 $1,837 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($120K) could “afford” about $3,008 a month at 30% of pay.
46% of households rent. Median home value is $752,413.
ACS median rent
$1,837
30% income budget
$3,008
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$752,413
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Chestnut Hill 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. 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: 3 groceries, 4 cafes, 23 parks, and 24 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 23 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (24 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 8 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 1 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
10,672
Median age
46.8
Median income
$120K
Renters
46%
Bachelor+
78%
Violent / 1k
1.8
Property / 1k
28.0
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 5 census tracts · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-22
Family streets
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.
The northwest village. Germantown Avenue is the errand. More house than brick, more Regional Rail than subway. Downtown is a trip, not a walk. Part I is among the calmer reads in this Philadelphia set.
Weight family and safety. West Mount Airy is the next porch south. East Falls is closer to the Schuylkill and the city job. Manayunk is the canal night if the village was too quiet. You will likely own a car.
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 Chestnut Hill.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Chestnut Hill safe?
Chestnut Hill sits on the quieter side of this Philadelphia map (safety 95 vs city 50). PPD logged 1.8 violent and 28.0 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 29.8 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Chestnut Hill?
ACS median rent is $1,837 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 46% of households rent. Median home value is $752,413. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Chestnut Hill walkable?
Walk is 10 here vs 36 for the Philadelphia set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 3 groceries, 4 cafes, 24 transit stops, 23 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Chestnut Hill good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.4 / 10. Median age is 46.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Chestnut Hill?
32 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 Chestnut Hill?
About 10,672 people. Median income $120K. 78% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Chestnut Hill?
West Mount Airy, Manayunk, East Falls sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Chestnut Hill vs West Mount Airy.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Chestnut Hill vs West Mount AiryChestnut Hill vs ManayunkChestnut Hill vs East Falls
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
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
38fit
West Mount Airy
$1K median rent
Porches, mixed blocks, Germantown Avenue as the seam. East Mount Airy is a different official line we do not fold in. More house than Manayunk, less village than Chestnut Hill.
Family streetsWalk 2Safety 68
31fit
Brewerytown
$2K median rent
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.
PlannedWalk 8Safety 47