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Graduate Hospital vs Point Breeze
Graduate Hospital and Point Breeze are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Point Breeze is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 21). Graduate Hospital wins the errand count. Point Breeze has the lower ACS median ($1,718).
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 | Graduate Hospital | Point Breeze |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 74 |
| Schools | 39 | 9 |
| Walk | 27 | 16 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 39 | 16 |
| Median rent | $2,187 | $1,718 |
| Median home | $598,225 | $369,690 |
| Population | 14,483 | 19,631 |
| Commute to Center City | 12 min | 16 min |
| Commute to University City | 12 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 18 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Graduate Hospital | Point Breeze |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 49% | 42% |
| Median age | 32.2 | 33.5 |
| Median income | $124K | $92K |
| Part I per 1k | 69.9 | 39.6 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 11 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 2 | 4 |
| Parks / 800m | 48 | 29 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Grad Hosp is 57% above the 2024 city median. Pt Breeze 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 Graduate Hospital if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the cafes and the night. Schools score 39 vs 9. Vibe is 39 vs 16. Walk is 27 vs 16. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Point Breeze if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 74 vs 21. ACS median rent is $1,718 vs $2,187. Read both pages before you decide.
Graduate Hospital
South of South Street, west of Broad. Newer than Bella Vista, tighter than Point Breeze. The hospital name is leftover. The product is brick and a walk to Center City.
$2,187 median rent · safety 21 · walk 27
Point Breeze
West of Broad, south of Graduate Hospital. Newer infill next to older blocks. Newbold is a search inside this line, not a second official map.
$1,718 median rent · safety 74 · walk 16
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Graduate Hospital or Point Breeze?
Point Breeze is the lower ACS median: $2,187 vs $1,718. About 42% rent in Point Breeze vs 49% in Graduate Hospital. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Graduate Hospital more walkable than Point Breeze?
Graduate Hospital wins the errand count (walk 27 vs 16). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 11. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Graduate Hospital or Point Breeze?
Point Breeze is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 21). Combined rate 39.6 vs 69.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Graduate Hospital or Point Breeze?
Graduate Hospital leads the school axis (39 vs 9). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 6.3 / 10. Median age 32.2 vs 33.5. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
12 minutes from Graduate Hospital to Center City, 16 from Point Breeze. Graduate Hospital is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Graduate Hospital or Point Breeze: Rittenhouse. The Square is the lawn. Walnut is the shop. Fitler Square is a search that sits next door, not a second official polygon here. You pay for the postcard and for the visitors who use it.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.