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Point Breeze vs University City
Point Breeze and University City are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Point Breeze is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 42). University City 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 | University City |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 42 |
| Schools | 9 | 13 |
| Walk | 16 | 60 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 16 | 65 |
| Median rent | $1,718 | $1,856 |
| Median home | $369,690 | $860,800 |
| Population | 19,631 | 17,588 |
| Commute to Center City | 16 min | 16 min |
| Commute to University City | 16 min | 6 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 | University City |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 42% | 94% |
| Median age | 33.5 | 21.8 |
| Median income | $92K | $32K |
| Part I per 1k | 39.6 | 55.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 17 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 4 | 49 |
| Parks / 800m | 29 | 40 |
| 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. UCity is 33% 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 42. ACS median rent is $1,718 vs $1,856. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick University City if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 65 vs 16. Walk is 60 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
University City
Penn, Drexel, the hospitals. Median income looks low because of students; home values do not. Powelton is a search on the north edge of this official line.
$1,856 median rent · safety 42 · walk 60
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Point Breeze or University City?
Point Breeze is the lower ACS median: $1,718 vs $1,856. About 42% rent in Point Breeze vs 94% in University City. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Point Breeze more walkable than University City?
University City wins the errand count (walk 16 vs 60). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 17. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Point Breeze or University City?
Point Breeze is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 42). Combined rate 39.6 vs 55.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Point Breeze or University City?
University City leads the school axis (13 vs 9). Nearby rating is 6.4 / 10 vs 6.3 / 10. Median age 21.8 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, 16 from University City. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Point Breeze or University City: 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 HospitalUniversity City vs Graduate Hospital
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.