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Graduate Hospital vs Spruce Hill
Graduate Hospital and Spruce Hill are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Spruce Hill is the calmer Part I map (37 vs 21). Spruce Hill wins the errand count. Spruce Hill has the lower ACS median ($1,443).
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 | Spruce Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 37 |
| Schools | 39 | 39 |
| Walk | 27 | 41 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 39 | 45 |
| Median rent | $2,187 | $1,443 |
| Median home | $598,225 | $574,761 |
| Population | 14,483 | 7,673 |
| Commute to Center City | 12 min | 18 min |
| Commute to University City | 12 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 18 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Graduate Hospital | Spruce Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 49% | 92% |
| Median age | 32.2 | 29 |
| Median income | $124K | $57K |
| Part I per 1k | 69.9 | 57.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 2 | 30 |
| Parks / 800m | 48 | 32 |
| 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. Spruce H is 3% 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 shorter ride to Center City is the point. 12 vs 18 minutes to Center City. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Spruce Hill if the rent gap is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. ACS median rent is $1,443 vs $2,187. Safety is 37 vs 21. Walk is 41 vs 27. 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
Spruce Hill
Clark Park, Baltimore Avenue, porches. Next to University City without being the campus. Cedar Park is a search just west of this line.
$1,443 median rent · safety 37 · walk 41
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Graduate Hospital or Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill is the lower ACS median: $2,187 vs $1,443. About 92% rent in Spruce Hill vs 49% in Graduate Hospital. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Graduate Hospital more walkable than Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill wins the errand count (walk 27 vs 41). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Graduate Hospital or Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill is the calmer Part I read (37 vs 21). Combined rate 57.3 vs 69.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Graduate Hospital or Spruce Hill?
Graduate Hospital leads the school axis (39 vs 39). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 7.0 / 10. Median age 32.2 vs 29. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
12 minutes from Graduate Hospital to Center City, 18 from Spruce Hill. Graduate Hospital is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Graduate Hospital or Spruce Hill: 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 BreezeSpruce Hill vs Point Breeze
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.