78fit
Society Hill
$2K median rent
Gardens, brick, Headhouse. Quieter than Old City’s Mall, tighter than Queen Village. The Square is the lawn you share with Washington Square West.
Family streetsWalk 68Safety 84
Philadelphia/Pennsport
40fit
Pennsport
Official neighborhood: Pennsport
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Two Street, the river, the parade. More house-row than Passyunk’s restaurant strip. The stadiums are south; the water is east.
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Best in Philadelphia for familiesWalkable PhiladelphiaUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
79
22 violent · 161 property · 39.3 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+29 vs city set
Schools
22
Rating 6.6 / 10 nearby-14 vs city set
Walk
13
OSM: 12 groceries · 3 cafes · 7 transit · 20 parks-23 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,207 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
7
OSM: 3 cafes · 16 restaurants · 2 bars · 20 parks-35 vs city set
Commute to work
From Pennsport, a typical weekday is 16 min to Center City, 22 min to University City, 12 min to Navy Yard. Not live traffic.
Navy Yard is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Center City
16 min
City Hall, Market East · +2 min vs the city-set median
University City
22 min
Penn, Drexel, hospitals · +3 min vs the city-set median
Navy Yard
12 min
South jobs, the waterfront · -10 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $2,207 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 25% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($106K) could “afford” about $2,655 a month at 30% of pay.
34% of households rent. Median home value is $380,400.
ACS median rent
$2,207
30% income budget
$2,655
Rent / income
25%
Median home
$380,400
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Pennsport is 58% 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 12 groceries, 3 cafes, 20 parks, and 7 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 20 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is present (7 stops or stations).
3 cafes and 16 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 12 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
4,652
Median age
38
Median income
$106K
Renters
34%
Bachelor+
64%
Violent / 1k
4.7
Property / 1k
34.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-22
Family streets
Crime is PPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Two Street, the river, the parade. More house-row than Passyunk’s restaurant strip. The stadiums are south; the water is east. You will hear a game night. You will also walk a grocery if you picked the right block of Front.
Weight family relative to this South Philly cluster. Queen Village is the next water neighborhood north. Passyunk Square is the strip west. The Navy Yard job is the short drive this page actually uses.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/philadelphia that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
No r/philadelphia posts in this snapshot mentioned Pennsport.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Pennsport safe?
Pennsport sits on the quieter side of this Philadelphia map (safety 79 vs city 50). PPD logged 4.7 violent and 34.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 39.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Pennsport?
ACS median rent is $2,207 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 34% of households rent. Median home value is $380,400. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Pennsport walkable?
Walk is 13 here vs 36 for the Philadelphia set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 12 groceries, 3 cafes, 7 transit stops, 20 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Pennsport good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 6.6 / 10. Median age is 38. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Pennsport?
16 typical weekday minutes to Center City. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Pennsport?
About 4,652 people. Median income $106K. 64% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Pennsport?
Queen Village, Bella Vista, Society Hill sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Pennsport vs Queen Village.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Pennsport vs Queen VillagePennsport vs Bella VistaPennsport vs Society Hill
76fit
Washington Square West
$2K median rent
The Square, the Gayborhood, Jeweler’s Row as searches inside one line. Walk maxes out. Part I is the highest violent read in this Philadelphia set — visitors and the night count.
NightlifeWalk 100Safety 0
58fit
Queen Village
$2K median rent
Fabric Row, the river, and a grid that still feels like a neighborhood. South Street is the tax. Society Hill is the garden north.
Family streetsNightlifeWalk 28Safety 100
57fit
Bella Vista
$2K median rent
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.
NightlifeFamily streetsWalk 38Safety 63
49fit
Passyunk Square
$2K median rent
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.
NightlifeWalk 37Safety 32