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Northern Liberties vs Queen Village
Northern Liberties and Queen Village are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Queen Village is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 16). Walk is a wash (29 vs 28). Queen Village has the lower ACS median ($1,602).
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 | Northern Liberties | Queen Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 16 | 100 |
| Schools | 17 | 48 |
| Walk | 29 | 28 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 25 | 46 |
| Median rent | $2,030 | $1,602 |
| Median home | $631,628 | $660,489 |
| Population | 9,739 | 9,790 |
| Commute to Center City | 12 min | 14 min |
| Commute to University City | 22 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 24 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Northern Liberties | Queen Village |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 55% | 42% |
| Median age | 33.5 | 35.6 |
| Median income | $136K | $124K |
| Part I per 1k | 96.0 | 20.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 39 | 13 |
| Parks / 800m | 17 | 39 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. NoLibs is 45% above the 2024 city median. Queen V is 15% 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 Northern Liberties if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 25 vs 46. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Queen Village if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 100 vs 16. Schools score 48 vs 17. Vibe is 46 vs 25. Read both pages before you decide.
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.
$2,030 median rent · safety 16 · walk 29
Queen Village
Fabric Row, the river, and a grid that still feels like a neighborhood. South Street is the tax. Society Hill is the garden north.
$1,602 median rent · safety 100 · walk 28
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Northern Liberties or Queen Village?
Queen Village is the lower ACS median: $2,030 vs $1,602. About 42% rent in Queen Village vs 55% in Northern Liberties. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Northern Liberties more walkable than Queen Village?
Walk is basically a tie (29 vs 28). Count groceries if you care: 9 in Northern Liberties vs 7 in Queen Village, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Northern Liberties or Queen Village?
Queen Village is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 16). Combined rate 20.0 vs 96.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Northern Liberties or Queen Village?
Queen Village leads the school axis (48 vs 17). Nearby rating is 7.2 / 10 vs 6.5 / 10. Median age 35.6 vs 33.5. Northern Liberties has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
12 minutes from Northern Liberties to Center City, 14 from Queen Village. Northern Liberties is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Northern Liberties or Queen Village: Old City. Cobblestones, the Mall, First Friday. You live next to a national park. Walk maxes out. Part I is padded by people who do not sleep here.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.