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Point Breeze vs Spruce Hill
Point Breeze and Spruce Hill are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Point Breeze is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 37). Spruce Hill wins the errand count. Spruce Hill has the lower ACS median ($1,443).
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 | Spruce Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 37 |
| Schools | 9 | 39 |
| Walk | 16 | 41 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 16 | 45 |
| Median rent | $1,718 | $1,443 |
| Median home | $369,690 | $574,761 |
| Population | 19,631 | 7,673 |
| Commute to Center City | 16 min | 18 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 8 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 16 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Point Breeze | Spruce Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 42% | 92% |
| Median age | 33.5 | 29 |
| Median income | $92K | $57K |
| Part I per 1k | 39.6 | 57.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 16 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 4 | 30 |
| Parks / 800m | 29 | 32 |
| 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. Spruce H is 3% 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. Safety is 74 vs 37. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Spruce Hill if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the cafes and the night. Schools score 39 vs 9. Vibe is 45 vs 16. Walk is 41 vs 16. 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
Spruce Hill
Clark Park, Baltimore Avenue, porches. Next to University City without being the campus. Cedar Park is a search just west of this line.
$1,443 median rent · safety 37 · walk 41
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Point Breeze or Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill is the lower ACS median: $1,718 vs $1,443. About 92% rent in Spruce Hill vs 42% in Point Breeze. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Point Breeze more walkable than Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill wins the errand count (walk 16 vs 41). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 16. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Point Breeze or Spruce Hill?
Point Breeze is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 37). Combined rate 39.6 vs 57.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Point Breeze or Spruce Hill?
Spruce Hill leads the school axis (39 vs 9). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 6.3 / 10. Median age 29 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, 18 from Spruce Hill. Point Breeze is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Point Breeze or Spruce Hill: 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 HospitalSpruce Hill vs Graduate Hospital
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.