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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.

AxisPoint BreezeUniversity City
Safety7442
Schools913
Walk1660
Cost fit100100
Vibe1665
Median rent$1,718$1,856
Median home$369,690$860,800
Population19,63117,588
Commute to Center City16 min16 min
Commute to University City16 min6 min
Commute to Navy Yard16 min22 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactPoint BreezeUniversity City
Renters42%94%
Median age33.521.8
Median income$92K$32K
Part I per 1k39.655.3
Groceries / 800m1117
Transit stops / 800m449
Parks / 800m2940
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.

$1.1kPt Breeze $1,718UCity $1,856201420162018202020222024

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.