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East Falls vs Manayunk
East Falls and Manayunk are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. East Falls is the calmer Part I map (89 vs 53). Manayunk wins the errand count. East Falls has the lower ACS median ($1,694).
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 | East Falls | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 89 | 53 |
| Schools | 52 | 43 |
| Walk | 0 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 52 |
| Median rent | $1,694 | $1,717 |
| Median home | $368,170 | $347,700 |
| Population | 11,223 | 3,570 |
| Commute to Center City | 22 min | 28 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 36 min | 40 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | East Falls | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 56% | 60% |
| Median age | 32.8 | 31.2 |
| Median income | $102K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 30.5 | 50.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 3 | 28 |
| Parks / 800m | 21 | 57 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. E Falls is 21% 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 East Falls if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 89 vs 53. Schools score 52 vs 43. 22 vs 28 minutes to Center City. 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 0. Read both pages before you decide.
East Falls
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.
$1,694 median rent · safety 89 · walk 0
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, East Falls or Manayunk?
East Falls is the lower ACS median: $1,694 vs $1,717. About 56% rent in East Falls vs 60% in Manayunk. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Falls more walkable than Manayunk?
Manayunk wins the errand count (walk 0 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 3 vs 5. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, East Falls or Manayunk?
East Falls is the calmer Part I read (89 vs 53). Combined rate 30.5 vs 50.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, East Falls or Manayunk?
East Falls leads the school axis (52 vs 43). Nearby rating is 7.3 / 10 vs 7.1 / 10. Median age 32.8 vs 31.2. Manayunk has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
22 minutes from East Falls to Center City, 28 from Manayunk. East Falls is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not East Falls 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.