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Fishtown vs Society Hill
Fishtown and Society Hill are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Society Hill is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 26). Society Hill wins the errand count. Fishtown has the lower ACS median ($1,847).
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 | Fishtown | Society Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 26 | 84 |
| Schools | 17 | 57 |
| Walk | 26 | 68 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 20 | 84 |
| Median rent | $1,847 | $2,044 |
| Median home | $408,523 | $510,250 |
| Population | 15,438 | 6,485 |
| Commute to Center City | 14 min | 10 min |
| Commute to University City | 24 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 26 min | 18 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fishtown | Society Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 35% | 40% |
| Median age | 35.5 | 56.3 |
| Median income | $116K | $113K |
| Part I per 1k | 69.3 | 36.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 13 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 31 | 49 |
| Parks / 800m | 18 | 48 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Fishtown is 32% above the 2024 city median. Society is 46% 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 Fishtown if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,847 vs $2,044. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Society Hill if you want the cafes and the night and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Vibe is 84 vs 20. Safety is 84 vs 26. Walk is 68 vs 26. Read both pages before you decide.
Fishtown
Frankford Avenue is the night. The El is the spine. The official line is Fishtown–Lower Kensington — Kensington as a search is not this whole map, and not a second polygon here.
$1,847 median rent · safety 26 · walk 26
Society Hill
Gardens, brick, Headhouse. Quieter than Old City’s Mall, tighter than Queen Village. The Square is the lawn you share with Washington Square West.
$2,044 median rent · safety 84 · walk 68
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Fishtown or Society Hill?
Fishtown is the lower ACS median: $1,847 vs $2,044. About 35% rent in Fishtown vs 40% in Society Hill. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fishtown more walkable than Society Hill?
Society Hill wins the errand count (walk 26 vs 68). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 13. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fishtown or Society Hill?
Society Hill is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 26). Combined rate 36.2 vs 69.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fishtown or Society Hill?
Society Hill leads the school axis (57 vs 17). Nearby rating is 7.4 / 10 vs 6.5 / 10. Median age 56.3 vs 35.5. Fishtown has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
14 minutes from Fishtown to Center City, 10 from Society Hill. Society Hill is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fishtown or Society Hill: Northern Liberties. Second Street, Piazza-era leftovers, and a walk to the El that is not quite Fishtown. Newer than Old City, louder than Fairmount. NoLibs is the search.
Fishtown vs Northern LibertiesSociety Hill vs Northern Liberties
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.