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Chestnut Hill vs Manayunk
Chestnut Hill and Manayunk are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Chestnut Hill is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 53). Manayunk wins the errand count. Manayunk has the lower ACS median ($1,717).
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 | Chestnut Hill | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 95 | 53 |
| Schools | 100 | 43 |
| Walk | 10 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 52 |
| Median rent | $1,837 | $1,717 |
| Median home | $752,413 | $347,700 |
| Population | 10,672 | 3,570 |
| Commute to Center City | 32 min | 28 min |
| Commute to University City | 28 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 44 min | 40 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Chestnut Hill | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 46% | 60% |
| Median age | 46.8 | 31.2 |
| Median income | $120K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 29.8 | 50.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 24 | 28 |
| Parks / 800m | 23 | 57 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Chestnut is 31% 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 Chestnut Hill if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 100 vs 43. Safety is 95 vs 53. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Manayunk if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 52 vs 8. Walk is 36 vs 10. ACS median rent is $1,717 vs $1,837. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, Chestnut Hill or Manayunk?
Manayunk is the lower ACS median: $1,837 vs $1,717. About 60% rent in Manayunk vs 46% in Chestnut Hill. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Chestnut Hill more walkable than Manayunk?
Manayunk wins the errand count (walk 10 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 3 vs 5. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Chestnut Hill or Manayunk?
Chestnut Hill is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 53). Combined rate 29.8 vs 50.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Chestnut Hill or Manayunk?
Chestnut Hill leads the school axis (100 vs 43). Nearby rating is 8.4 / 10 vs 7.1 / 10. Median age 46.8 vs 31.2. Manayunk has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
32 minutes from Chestnut Hill to Center City, 28 from Manayunk. Manayunk is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Chestnut Hill or Manayunk: West Mount Airy. 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.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.