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Fairmount vs Manayunk
Fairmount and Manayunk are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Fairmount is the calmer Part I map (58 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 | Fairmount | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 58 | 53 |
| Schools | 39 | 43 |
| Walk | 23 | 36 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 26 | 52 |
| Median rent | $1,924 | $1,717 |
| Median home | $465,054 | $347,700 |
| Population | 6,315 | 3,570 |
| Commute to Center City | 12 min | 28 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 26 min | 40 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fairmount | Manayunk |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 41% | 60% |
| Median age | 35.7 | 31.2 |
| Median income | $119K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 42.8 | 50.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 25 | 28 |
| Parks / 800m | 29 | 57 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Fairmount is 38% 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 Fairmount if the shorter ride to Center City is the point. 12 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 26. Walk is 36 vs 23. ACS median rent is $1,717 vs $1,924. Read both pages before you decide.
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.
$1,924 median rent · safety 58 · walk 23
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, Fairmount or Manayunk?
Manayunk is the lower ACS median: $1,924 vs $1,717. About 60% rent in Manayunk vs 41% in Fairmount. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fairmount more walkable than Manayunk?
Manayunk wins the errand count (walk 23 vs 36). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 5. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fairmount or Manayunk?
Fairmount is the calmer Part I read (58 vs 53). Combined rate 42.8 vs 50.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fairmount or Manayunk?
Manayunk leads the school axis (43 vs 39). Nearby rating is 7.1 / 10 vs 7.0 / 10. Median age 31.2 vs 35.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
12 minutes from Fairmount to Center City, 28 from Manayunk. Fairmount is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fairmount or Manayunk: 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.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.