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Manayunk vs Rittenhouse
Manayunk and Rittenhouse are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Manayunk is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 5). Rittenhouse 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 | Manayunk | Rittenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 5 |
| Schools | 43 | 43 |
| Walk | 36 | 86 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 52 | 100 |
| Median rent | $1,717 | $2,093 |
| Median home | $347,700 | $741,558 |
| Population | 3,570 | 19,546 |
| Commute to Center City | 28 min | 8 min |
| Commute to University City | 24 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 40 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Manayunk | Rittenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 60% | 71% |
| Median age | 31.2 | 33.9 |
| Median income | $99K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 50.4 | 113.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 28 | 71 |
| Parks / 800m | 57 | 42 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Yunk is 23% 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 Manayunk if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 53 vs 5. ACS median rent is $1,717 vs $2,093. Manayunk is tagged family on this map; Rittenhouse is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Rittenhouse if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 86 vs 36. Vibe is 100 vs 52. 8 vs 28 minutes to Center City. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, Manayunk or Rittenhouse?
Manayunk is the lower ACS median: $1,717 vs $2,093. About 60% rent in Manayunk vs 71% in Rittenhouse. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Manayunk more walkable than Rittenhouse?
Rittenhouse wins the errand count (walk 36 vs 86). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Manayunk or Rittenhouse?
Manayunk is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 5). Combined rate 50.4 vs 113.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Manayunk or Rittenhouse?
Manayunk leads the school axis (43 vs 43). Nearby rating is 7.1 / 10 vs 7.1 / 10. Median age 31.2 vs 33.9. Rittenhouse has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
28 minutes from Manayunk 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 Manayunk or Rittenhouse: 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.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.