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/East Falls
40fit
East Falls
Official neighborhood: East Falls
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
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.
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Best in Philadelphia for familiesWalkable PhiladelphiaUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
89
32 violent · 310 property · 30.5 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+39 vs city set
Schools
52
Rating 7.3 / 10 nearby+16 vs city set
Walk
0
OSM: 3 groceries · 4 cafes · 3 transit · 21 parks-36 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,694 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
8
OSM: 4 cafes · 12 restaurants · 4 bars · 21 parks-34 vs city set
Commute to work
From East Falls, a typical weekday is 22 min to Center City, 16 min to University City, 36 min to Navy Yard. Not live traffic.
University City is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Center City
22 min
City Hall, Market East · +8 min vs the city-set median
University City
16 min
Penn, Drexel, hospitals · -3 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Navy Yard
36 min
South jobs, the waterfront · +14 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 $1,694 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 20% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($102K) could “afford” about $2,551 a month at 30% of pay.
56% of households rent. Median home value is $368,170.
ACS median rent
$1,694
30% income budget
$2,551
Rent / income
20%
Median home
$368,170
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. East 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. 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, 21 parks, and 3 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 21 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is present (3 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 12 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
11,223
Median age
32.8
Median income
$102K
Renters
56%
Bachelor+
72%
Violent / 1k
2.9
Property / 1k
27.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 4 census tracts · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-22
Family streetsWaterfront
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.
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. Manayunk is the next canal town northwest.
Weight family and the University City job. Chestnut Hill is the village if you wanted Germantown Ave more than the river. Fairmount is the park-and-museum version of the same water. Do not pretend this is Center City.
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 East Falls.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is East Falls safe?
East Falls sits on the quieter side of this Philadelphia map (safety 89 vs city 50). PPD logged 2.9 violent and 27.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 30.5 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in East Falls?
ACS median rent is $1,694 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 56% of households rent. Median home value is $368,170. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Falls walkable?
Walk is 0 here vs 36 for the Philadelphia set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 3 groceries, 4 cafes, 3 transit stops, 21 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is East Falls good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.3 / 10. Median age is 32.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from East Falls?
22 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 East Falls?
About 11,223 people. Median income $102K. 72% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to East Falls?
West Mount Airy, Brewerytown, Manayunk sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with East Falls vs West Mount Airy.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
East Falls vs West Mount AiryEast Falls vs BrewerytownEast Falls vs Manayunk
49fit
Chestnut Hill
$2K median rent
The northwest village. Germantown Avenue is the errand. More house than brick, more Regional Rail than subway. Downtown is a trip, not a walk.
Family streetsWalk 10Safety 95
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
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