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Point Breeze vs Rittenhouse
Point Breeze and Rittenhouse are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Point Breeze is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 5). Rittenhouse wins the errand count. Point Breeze has the lower ACS median ($1,718).
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 | Point Breeze | Rittenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 5 |
| Schools | 9 | 43 |
| Walk | 16 | 86 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 16 | 100 |
| Median rent | $1,718 | $2,093 |
| Median home | $369,690 | $741,558 |
| Population | 19,631 | 19,546 |
| Commute to Center City | 16 min | 8 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 16 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Point Breeze | Rittenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 42% | 71% |
| Median age | 33.5 | 33.9 |
| Median income | $92K | $99K |
| Part I per 1k | 39.6 | 113.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 4 | 71 |
| Parks / 800m | 29 | 42 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Pt Breeze 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 Point Breeze if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 74 vs 5. ACS median rent is $1,718 vs $2,093. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Rittenhouse if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 100 vs 16. Walk is 86 vs 16. Schools score 43 vs 9. Read both pages before you decide.
Point Breeze
West of Broad, south of Graduate Hospital. Newer infill next to older blocks. Newbold is a search inside this line, not a second official map.
$1,718 median rent · safety 74 · walk 16
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, Point Breeze or Rittenhouse?
Point Breeze is the lower ACS median: $1,718 vs $2,093. About 42% rent in Point Breeze vs 71% in Rittenhouse. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Point Breeze more walkable than Rittenhouse?
Rittenhouse wins the errand count (walk 16 vs 86). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Point Breeze or Rittenhouse?
Point Breeze is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 5). Combined rate 39.6 vs 113.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Point Breeze or Rittenhouse?
Rittenhouse leads the school axis (43 vs 9). Nearby rating is 7.1 / 10 vs 6.3 / 10. Median age 33.9 vs 33.5. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
16 minutes from Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze or Rittenhouse: Graduate Hospital. South of South Street, west of Broad. Newer than Bella Vista, tighter than Point Breeze. The hospital name is leftover. The product is brick and a walk to Center City.
Point Breeze vs Graduate HospitalRittenhouse vs Graduate Hospital
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.