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Passyunk Square vs Queen Village
Passyunk Square and Queen Village are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Queen Village is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 32). Passyunk Square wins the errand count. 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 | Passyunk Square | Queen Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 32 | 100 |
| Schools | 30 | 48 |
| Walk | 37 | 28 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 45 | 46 |
| Median rent | $1,637 | $1,602 |
| Median home | $453,950 | $660,489 |
| Population | 7,197 | 9,790 |
| Commute to Center City | 18 min | 14 min |
| Commute to University City | 20 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 14 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Passyunk Square | Queen Village |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 44% | 42% |
| Median age | 35.6 | 35.6 |
| Median income | $113K | $124K |
| Part I per 1k | 59.5 | 20.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 16 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 11 | 13 |
| Parks / 800m | 26 | 39 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Passyunk is 17% 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 Passyunk Square if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 37 vs 28. Vibe is 45 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 32. Schools score 48 vs 30. Queen Village is tagged family on this map; Passyunk Square is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Passyunk Square
East Passyunk Avenue is the strip. Cheesesteaks are the tourist layer; the restaurants behind them are why people stay. South of Bella Vista, north of the stadiums.
$1,637 median rent · safety 32 · walk 37
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, Passyunk Square or Queen Village?
Queen Village is the lower ACS median: $1,637 vs $1,602. About 42% rent in Queen Village vs 44% in Passyunk Square. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Passyunk Square more walkable than Queen Village?
Passyunk Square wins the errand count (walk 37 vs 28). Groceries inside 800 meters: 16 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Passyunk Square or Queen Village?
Queen Village is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 32). Combined rate 20.0 vs 59.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Passyunk Square or Queen Village?
Queen Village leads the school axis (48 vs 30). Nearby rating is 7.2 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 35.6 vs 35.6. Passyunk Square has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
18 minutes from Passyunk Square to Center City, 14 from Queen Village. Queen Village is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Passyunk Square or Queen Village: Bella Vista. The Italian Market is the errand and the smell. Ninth Street still works as a grocery, not just a postcard. South of Washington Square, denser than Queen Village, cheaper than Rittenhouse.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.