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Pennsport vs Queen Village
Pennsport and Queen Village are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Queen Village is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 79). Queen Village 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 | Pennsport | Queen Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 79 | 100 |
| Schools | 22 | 48 |
| Walk | 13 | 28 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 7 | 46 |
| Median rent | $2,207 | $1,602 |
| Median home | $380,400 | $660,489 |
| Population | 4,652 | 9,790 |
| Commute to Center City | 16 min | 14 min |
| Commute to University City | 22 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 12 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Pennsport | Queen Village |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 34% | 42% |
| Median age | 38 | 35.6 |
| Median income | $106K | $124K |
| Part I per 1k | 39.3 | 20.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 12 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 7 | 13 |
| Parks / 800m | 20 | 39 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Pennsport is 58% 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 Pennsport if you already want this pocket more than the table. Queen Village leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Queen Village if you want the cafes and the night and the school rating nearby is the point. Vibe is 46 vs 7. Schools score 48 vs 22. ACS median rent is $1,602 vs $2,207. Read both pages before you decide.
Pennsport
Two Street, the river, the parade. More house-row than Passyunk’s restaurant strip. The stadiums are south; the water is east.
$2,207 median rent · safety 79 · walk 13
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, Pennsport or Queen Village?
Queen Village is the lower ACS median: $2,207 vs $1,602. About 42% rent in Queen Village vs 34% in Pennsport. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Pennsport more walkable than Queen Village?
Queen Village wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 28). Groceries inside 800 meters: 12 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Pennsport or Queen Village?
Queen Village is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 79). Combined rate 20.0 vs 39.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Pennsport or Queen Village?
Queen Village leads the school axis (48 vs 22). Nearby rating is 7.2 / 10 vs 6.6 / 10. Median age 35.6 vs 38. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
16 minutes from Pennsport 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 Pennsport 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.