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Graduate Hospital vs Rittenhouse
Graduate Hospital and Rittenhouse are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Graduate Hospital is the calmer Part I map (21 vs 5). Rittenhouse wins the errand count. Rittenhouse has the lower ACS median ($2,093).
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 | Rittenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 5 |
| Schools | 39 | 43 |
| Walk | 27 | 86 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 39 | 100 |
| Median rent | $2,187 | $2,093 |
| Median home | $598,225 | $741,558 |
| Population | 14,483 | 19,546 |
| Commute to Center City | 12 min | 8 min |
| Commute to University City | 12 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 18 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Graduate Hospital | Rittenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 49% | 71% |
| Median age | 32.2 | 33.9 |
| Median income | $124K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 69.9 | 113.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 2 | 71 |
| Parks / 800m | 48 | 42 |
| 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. Rittenhouse is 50% 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 quieter map matters more than the scene. Safety is 21 vs 5. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Rittenhouse if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 100 vs 39. Walk is 86 vs 27. ACS median rent is $2,093 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
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.
$2,093 median rent · safety 5 · walk 86
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Graduate Hospital or Rittenhouse?
Rittenhouse is the lower ACS median: $2,187 vs $2,093. About 71% rent in Rittenhouse vs 49% in Graduate Hospital. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Graduate Hospital more walkable than Rittenhouse?
Rittenhouse wins the errand count (walk 27 vs 86). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Graduate Hospital or Rittenhouse?
Graduate Hospital is the calmer Part I read (21 vs 5). Combined rate 69.9 vs 113.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Graduate Hospital or Rittenhouse?
Rittenhouse leads the school axis (43 vs 39). Nearby rating is 7.1 / 10 vs 7.0 / 10. Median age 33.9 vs 32.2. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
12 minutes from Graduate Hospital to Center City, 8 from Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Graduate Hospital or Rittenhouse: 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.
Graduate Hospital vs Point BreezeRittenhouse vs Point Breeze
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.