Both local reports and the U.S. rate fell
Police reports fell by 8.2% in this area. The latest nationwide FBI violent-and-property offense rate fell by 11.8%. The two moved in roughly the same direction.
address intelligence dossier
2301 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
A decision-first briefing on safety, affordability, opportunity, climate, housing, and the texture of daily life.
JurisdictionUnited States
File statusCurrent / canonical
Evidence confidencehigh
Read this first / Executive brief
The decision, before the details.
Start with the composite signal and the analyst verdict. Then use the evidence index to inspect the factors that matter to your move.
Score
Aden's Zip verdict:
66/ 100
Bureau recommendationConsider carefully
Weighted from the strongest direct signal, defensible proxy, or neutral baseline in each category.
Signal stack
01affordability65
02climate68
03lifestyle74
04opportunity55
05safety68
Field imagery / Open archive
Location contact sheet
Nearby representative subjects via Wikimedia Commons. Monochrome editorial treatment on the contact sheet; open a plate for the full-color original and terms.
Analyst synthesis / AI
What the numbers mean
A walkable, amenity-rich South Philadelphia setting with strong dining, nightlife and cultural access, balanced by modest remote-work infrastructure and a reported-incident profile led by theft and other incidents.
Bureau verdict
A solid urban option for people who prioritize walkability and city amenities over a quiet suburban setting or highly developed remote-work infrastructure. The local crime trend is improving, but the reported volume around the site warrants ordinary city precautions.
Favorable signals
- +Strong walkability, with a walkability score of 76.
- +Convenient access to nearby restaurants, parks, theaters and museums.
- +Housing is a relative cost advantage compared with the national price level.
- +Reported incidents declined from the prior year, with no recorded murders in the supplied breakdown.
- +Good nightlife and a distinctly urban neighborhood environment.
Pressure points
- !Reported incidents are concentrated in theft, motor-vehicle theft and other incidents.
- !Transit access is comparatively weak despite the area's walkable setting.
- !No coworking spaces were identified nearby, and the digital-nomad score is modest.
- !The climate brings humid summers, cold winters and substantial annual rainfall.
- !Utilities and broader regional prices are not uniformly below the national level.
Best matched to
Walkability-focused urban residentsDining, nightlife and culture enthusiastsPeople seeking a Philadelphia neighborhood lifestyleHouseholds prioritizing relatively moderate housing costs
Think twice if you need
Residents seeking low reported-crime exposureCar owners concerned about theft riskRemote workers who need nearby coworking optionsPeople seeking suburban quiet or minimal seasonal weather variation
Explore the file / Touch the signals
Don't just read it. Interrogate it.
Switch lenses, move through the map, and see who this place appears to reward—or ask to compromise.
01 Decision lens
Safety68/ 100
Mixed but workable
How much friction does safety add to daily life?
Synthesizes verified crime scope, trend, and comparison signals. Always read the published geography before treating it as neighborhood guidance.
02 Street orientation
Pan + zoom the actual geography
Resolved target2301 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Field sketch / Human layer
Who gets to feel at home here?
The metrics describe a place. These match signals describe the kind of daily life the evidence currently supports.
Likely fit+ Walkability-focused urban residents+ Dining, nightlife and culture enthusiasts+ People seeking a Philadelphia neighborhood lifestyle+ Households prioritizing relatively moderate housing costs
Likely friction! Residents seeking low reported-crime exposure! Car owners concerned about theft risk! Remote workers who need nearby coworking options
Sector reports / 07 live files
Follow the evidence.
Scan the large numbers.Read the source scope before acting.
Local police records
Safety & crime
68 / 100Overall safety read
1,465Police reports in the selected area
-8.2% / lowerChange from the previous local period
Similar directionLocal -8.2% / U.S. -11.8%
Overall safety readGenerally favorable
68Higher concernMixedLower concern
Generally favorable. Police reports fell by 8.2% from the previous local period. The score is a screening aid, not a promise that every block has the same conditions.
Phones, bags and opportunistic theft
Use extra care in crowded transport, nightlife and visitor corridors. Compare daytime and late-night routines around the exact destination rather than generalizing from the whole radius.
The direction is encouraging, but verify the block
Reports moved lower, which is useful. Inspect overnight parking, lighting, cameras and secure storage. Visit at the hours you would actually commute or return home.
Most commonly reported locally/ what residents should watch for
Crime categoryRelative levelPolice reportsLocal share
Other reported incidents
67946.3%Several lower-volume categories combined; open the police source before treating this as one type of crime.
Theft
48633.2%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Motor vehicle theft
18812.8%Parking and storage security are the practical concern.
Aggravated assault
483.3%Serious category; the total does not describe relationship or circumstance.
Burglary
292%Residential or commercial entry risk; inspect building-level security.
Robbery
281.9%Personal-property exposure; crowding and time of day matter.
Sexual offenses
40.3%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Arson
30.2%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Local trend vs. United States / direction and scale
-8.2% local change
-11.8% from 2024 / per 100,000
The local figure is the number of police records inside the selected area. The U.S. figure is a population-adjusted FBI rate. Compare whether each moved up or down—not the raw numbers against each other.
- Area studied
- a half-mile radius around 2301 South Broad Street
- Dates compared
- 2025 complete calendar year compared with 2024
- What the total means
- Police-recorded incidents in the stated area, not the personal odds of becoming a victim.
- Best next check
- Inspect overnight parking, lighting, cameras and secure storage.
Climate desk / Seasonal intelligence
Weather & climate
Local climate signature / 2016-2025
Summer stays warm. Winter brings near-freezing nights.
For 2301 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the long-term pattern is more useful than a single forecast. Summer is typically the wettest stretch, while July and January mark the annual temperature swing.
Lowest observed-8°FJanuary is typically coldest
Highest observed102.1°FJuly is typically warmest
Year-round pattern
What each season is like
Typical daytime high, nighttime low, and rainfall for this place. Bars use the same temperature scale so seasons are easy to compare.
WinterDec – Feb
Cold days, cold nights.
Night low29.9°F
Day high45°F
Rainfall11 in36 rainy days
SpringMar – May
Cool days, cool nights.
Night low45.1°F
Day high64.1°F
Rainfall13.3 in44 rainy days
SummerJun – Aug
Warm days, mild nights.
Night low67.7°F
Day high85.4°F
Rainfall13.7 in50 rainy days
AutumnSep – Nov
Mild days, cool nights.
Night low51.2°F
Day high68°F
Rainfall11.2 in34 rainy days
Air feel / nowComfortable
52% relative humidity at the latest observation.
Wind character / nowCalm
4.8 mph at the reporting point.
Annual moisture49.1 in
164 measurable-rain days in a typical year.
Modeled exposure
earthquakelow
floodmoderate
hurricanemoderate
tornadolow
Cost desk / Household pressure
Cost of living
Primary affordability signal98
Regional price parity / U.S. = 100
Near national averageVerified geographic benchmarks
98Regional price parity / U.S. = 100
Price momentum / CPI, not a cost-level index
+4.1%Northeast region annual CPI change
+3.4%U.S. annual CPI change
Period: July 2026. CPI measures price change over time; it does not say that one region is cheaper than another.
Regional price signals / U.S. = 100
food99
healthcare100
housing85
transportation100
utilities109
Housing desk / Market access
Housing market
Housing-access rating65 / 100
— ACS rolling change
65 / 100Composite housing-access rating
Housing benchmark65 / 100
— rolling signal
CoolingStable lineHeating—
Neighborhood watchlist / directional, not ranked
South Philadelphia
—Urban, locally oriented and well connected to neighborhood dining, parks and major South Broad Street activity.
Passyunk Square
—Lively, walkable and restaurant-rich, with a strong neighborhood identity and active evening scene.
Point Breeze
—Residential and changing, offering a more local feel with convenient access to South Philadelphia amenities.
Opportunity desk / Work signals
Work & opportunity
55 / 100Composite opportunity rating
Balanced opportunity signalComposite opportunity band
Limited0 mapped coworking spaces
The composite opportunity rating remains the active benchmark; sector mix appears only when direct employment evidence supports it.
Lifestyle desk / Daily texture
Daily life
76/ 100Walk accessStrong access
10/ 100Transit accessCar / planning likely
74/ 100Bike accessCar / planning likely
47/ 100Remote-work fitMixed access
Dining & nightlife
- Mapped food venues
- 16
- Nightlife signal
- good
Culture
- Museums & galleries
- 5
- Theaters & cinemas
- 12
- Music venues
Outdoors
- Parks & reserves
- 29
- Mapped hiking routes
- Mapped beaches
- 0
OpenStreetMap place matches returned by Photon within 4 km; counts are verified nearby matches but may undercount because public search results are capped. Access scores are Adens Zip proximity indexes.
News desk / Current local pulse
Local pulse
Aggregate coverage signalneutral
Directional editorial synthesis—not a measure of resident satisfaction.
Coverage pulse1active reports traced
- 24h
Bar height reflects recency—not importance or sentiment.
Verified topic check
Coverage too diffuse for a dominant topic
Recent headlines / opens original source
Method / Read before use
How this file is assembled
AdensZip matches the searched local area and brings together public information on safety, weather, housing, costs, work, amenities, and recent news.
Safety conclusions use local police records when available. FBI nationwide figures are used for comparison, never as a substitute for the selected place. When only city or state information exists, the report labels that broader area plainly so it cannot be mistaken for a ZIP-, street-, or neighborhood-level result.
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