54fit
Manayunk
$2K median rent
Main Street, the canal, the hill. A small official polygon with a loud weekend. Regional Rail is the commute. The stairs are real.
NightlifeWaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 36Safety 53
Philadelphia/West Mount Airy
38fit
West Mount Airy
Official neighborhood: Mount Airy, West
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
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.
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Best in Philadelphia for familiesWalkable PhiladelphiaUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
68
21 violent · 492 property · 39.7 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+18 vs city set
Schools
74
Rating 7.8 / 10 nearby+38 vs city set
Walk
2
OSM: 6 groceries · 4 cafes · 5 transit · 14 parks-34 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,382 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
0
OSM: 4 cafes · 5 restaurants · 3 bars · 14 parks-42 vs city set
Commute to work
From West Mount Airy, a typical weekday is 30 min to Center City, 26 min to University City, 42 min to Navy Yard. Not live traffic.
University City is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Center City
30 min
City Hall, Market East · +16 min vs the city-set median
University City
26 min
Penn, Drexel, hospitals · +7 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Navy Yard
42 min
South jobs, the waterfront · +20 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,382 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 16% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($102K) could “afford” about $2,538 a month at 30% of pay.
48% of households rent. Median home value is $494,359.
ACS median rent
$1,382
30% income budget
$2,538
Rent / income
16%
Median home
$494,359
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Philadelphia city. Up 53% since 2014. West Mount 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 6 groceries, 4 cafes, 14 parks, and 5 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 14 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is present (5 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 5 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 4 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
12,903
Median age
41.5
Median income
$102K
Renters
48%
Bachelor+
67%
Violent / 1k
1.6
Property / 1k
38.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 4 census tracts · PPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-22
Family streets
Crime is PPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
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. ACS rent is among the lower reads in this set.
Weight family. Chestnut Hill is the village north. East Falls is the river. You will likely own a car. Downtown is Regional Rail or a drive, not a walk.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/philadelphia that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
No r/philadelphia posts in this snapshot mentioned West Mount Airy.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is West Mount Airy safe?
West Mount Airy is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 68 vs city 50). PPD logged 1.6 violent and 38.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 39.7 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in West Mount Airy?
ACS median rent is $1,382 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 48% of households rent. Median home value is $494,359. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is West Mount Airy walkable?
Walk is 2 here vs 36 for the Philadelphia set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 6 groceries, 4 cafes, 5 transit stops, 14 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is West Mount Airy good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.8 / 10. Median age is 41.5. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from West Mount Airy?
30 typical weekday minutes to Center City. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in West Mount Airy?
About 12,903 people. Median income $102K. 67% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to West Mount Airy?
Chestnut Hill, East Falls, Manayunk sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with West Mount Airy vs Chestnut Hill.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
West Mount Airy vs Chestnut HillWest Mount Airy vs East FallsWest Mount Airy vs Manayunk
49fit
Chestnut Hill
$2K median rent
The northwest village. Germantown Avenue is the errand. More house than brick, more Regional Rail than subway. Downtown is a trip, not a walk.
Family streetsWalk 10Safety 95
46fit
Fairmount
$2K median rent
The Art Museum steps, the park, and streets that still feel like a neighborhood. Girard and Fairmount Avenue are the errands. The Parkway is the tourist tax.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 23Safety 58
40fit
East Falls
$2K median rent
Kelly Drive, the river path, and a hill that actually is a hill. Closer in than Chestnut Hill, quieter than Fairmount’s museum strip. The Schuylkill is the commute and the weekend.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 0Safety 89
31fit
Brewerytown
$2K median rent
Old brewery walls, new rentals, Girard as the spine. Fairmount is the park neighbor; this is the cheaper, still-in-progress version of the same river side.
PlannedWalk 8Safety 47