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Queen Village vs West Mount Airy
Queen Village and West Mount Airy are two official neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Queen Village is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 68). Queen Village wins the errand count. West Mount Airy has the lower ACS median ($1,382).
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 | Queen Village | West Mount Airy |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 100 | 68 |
| Schools | 48 | 74 |
| Walk | 28 | 2 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 46 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,602 | $1,382 |
| Median home | $660,489 | $494,359 |
| Population | 9,790 | 12,903 |
| Commute to Center City | 14 min | 30 min |
| Commute to University City | 20 min | 26 min |
| Commute to Navy Yard | 16 min | 42 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Queen Village | West Mount Airy |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 42% | 48% |
| Median age | 35.6 | 41.5 |
| Median income | $124K | $102K |
| Part I per 1k | 20.0 | 39.7 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 6 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 13 | 5 |
| Parks / 800m | 39 | 14 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. Queen V is 15% above the 2024 city median. W Mt Airy is 1% below 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 Queen Village if you want the cafes and the night and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Vibe is 46 vs 0. Safety is 100 vs 68. Walk is 28 vs 2. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick West Mount Airy if the school rating nearby is the point and the rent gap is the point. Schools score 74 vs 48. ACS median rent is $1,382 vs $1,602. Read both pages before you decide.
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
West Mount Airy
Porches, mixed blocks, Germantown Avenue as the seam. East Mount Airy is a different official line we do not fold in. More house than Manayunk, less village than Chestnut Hill.
$1,382 median rent · safety 68 · walk 2
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Queen Village or West Mount Airy?
West Mount Airy is the lower ACS median: $1,602 vs $1,382. About 48% rent in West Mount Airy vs 42% in Queen Village. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Queen Village more walkable than West Mount Airy?
Queen Village wins the errand count (walk 28 vs 2). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 6. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Queen Village or West Mount Airy?
Queen Village is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 68). Combined rate 20.0 vs 39.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Queen Village or West Mount Airy?
West Mount Airy leads the school axis (74 vs 48). Nearby rating is 7.8 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 41.5 vs 35.6. Queen Village has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Center City?
14 minutes from Queen Village to Center City, 30 from West Mount Airy. Queen Village is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Queen Village or West Mount Airy: 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.
Scores are relative among official Philadelphia neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.