Local reports rose while the U.S. rate fell
Police reports rose by 14.6% in this area. The latest nationwide FBI violent-and-property offense rate fell by 11.9%. That is a clear warning sign relative to the national direction.
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3911 North 5th 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 confidencemedium
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:
55/ 100
Bureau recommendationConsider carefully
Weighted from the strongest direct signal, defensible proxy, or neutral baseline in each category.
Signal stack
01affordability65
02climate68
03lifestyle48
04opportunity55
05safety42
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 cost-conscious, authentically urban North Philadelphia setting with decent walkability, modest amenities and meaningful safety concerns.
Bureau verdict
This location can work for renters or buyers prioritizing relative affordability and city access, but the local incident volume and increasing trend warrant careful block-level due diligence. Limited transit, no identified coworking spaces and a lower digital-nomad score make it a weaker fit for car-free professionals or remote workers seeking a polished, amenity-rich base.
Favorable signals
- +Housing costs are relatively favorable compared with the U.S. baseline, supporting a more affordable entry point.
- +Walkability is moderate, with nearby parks and everyday urban services within the broader area.
- +Philadelphia offers an established city environment with cultural access and diverse neighborhood character.
- +Seasonal variety is strong, with warm summers, mild-to-cool shoulder seasons and generally manageable winter conditions.
Pressure points
- !Published local police records increased from the prior year, with theft, aggravated assault and motor-vehicle theft forming substantial portions of reported incidents.
- !Transit access is weak for a major city location, and the area is less convenient for residents without a car.
- !The digital-nomad profile is limited by the absence of identified coworking spaces and a relatively low remote-work score.
- !Utilities are more expensive than the national baseline, reducing some of the benefit of lower housing costs.
- !Rain is frequent across the year, and flooding remains a practical hazard consideration.
Best matched to
Budget-conscious Philadelphia residentsRenters or buyers comfortable with dense urban neighborhoodsPeople who value local community character over polished amenitiesResidents with strong block-level safety preferences and flexibility to conduct extensive due diligence
Think twice if you need
Remote workers seeking coworking access and highly reliable transitHouseholds prioritizing low reported-crime environmentsPeople seeking extensive nightlife, dining variety or premium neighborhood amenities
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
Safety42/ 100
Material compromise
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 target3911 North 5th 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+ Budget-conscious Philadelphia residents+ Renters or buyers comfortable with dense urban neighborhoods+ People who value local community character over polished amenities+ Residents with strong block-level safety preferences and flexibility to conduct extensive due diligence
Likely friction! Remote workers seeking coworking access and highly reliable transit! Households prioritizing low reported-crime environments! People seeking extensive nightlife, dining variety or premium neighborhood amenities
Sector reports / 07 live files
Follow the evidence.
Scan the large numbers.Read the source scope before acting.
Local police records
Safety & crime
42 / 100Overall safety read
1,847Police reports in the selected area
+14.6% / higherChange from the previous local period
Less favorable trendLocal +14.6% / U.S. -11.9%
Overall safety readMore caution recommended
42Higher concernMixedLower concern
More caution recommended. Police reports rose by 14.6% 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.
Use more caution than the middle-range score suggests
The local trend was weaker than the U.S. trend. Inspect overnight parking, lighting, cameras and secure storage. Recheck the same police series before signing a long lease or buying.
Most commonly reported locally/ what residents should watch for
Crime categoryRelative levelPolice reportsLocal share
Other reported incidents
1,30470.6%Several lower-volume categories combined; open the police source before treating this as one type of crime.
Theft
20411%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Aggravated assault
1498.1%Serious category; the total does not describe relationship or circumstance.
Motor vehicle theft
1085.8%Parking and storage security are the practical concern.
Robbery
462.5%Personal-property exposure; crowding and time of day matter.
Burglary
181%Residential or commercial entry risk; inspect building-level security.
Arson
100.5%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Sexual offenses
60.3%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Homicide
20.1%Read alongside the exact police definition, geography and period.
Local trend vs. United States / direction and scale
+14.6% local change
-11.9% 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 3911 North 5th 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 3911 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the long-term pattern is more useful than a single forecast. Spring is typically the wettest stretch, while July and January mark the annual temperature swing.
Lowest observed-3.3°FJanuary is typically coldest
Highest observed101.8°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 low29.8°F
Day high44.1°F
Rainfall11 in36 rainy days
SpringMar – May
Cool days, cool nights.
Night low44.8°F
Day high63.2°F
Rainfall13.5 in44 rainy days
SummerJun – Aug
Warm days, mild nights.
Night low67.5°F
Day high84.8°F
Rainfall13.3 in49 rainy days
AutumnSep – Nov
Cool days, cool nights.
Night low51.3°F
Day high67.2°F
Rainfall11 in35 rainy days
Air feel / nowVery humid
93% relative humidity at the latest observation.
Wind character / nowCalm
2.9 mph at the reporting point.
Annual moisture48.8 in
164 measurable-rain days in a typical year.
Modeled exposure
earthquakelow
floodmoderate
hurricanelow
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
North Philadelphia
—Dense, urban and highly diverse, with strong local identity but a more challenging safety profile and limited transit convenience near this address.
Feltonville
—Predominantly residential and community-oriented, with everyday retail access and a working-neighborhood feel.
West Kensington
—Urban and transitional, combining established residential blocks with active redevelopment and uneven block-by-block conditions.
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
60/ 100Walk accessMixed access
30/ 100Transit accessCar / planning likely
48/ 100Bike accessCar / planning likely
40/ 100Remote-work fitCar / planning likely
Dining & nightlife
- Mapped food venues
- 3
- Nightlife signal
- moderate
Culture
- Museums & galleries
- 1
- Theaters & cinemas
- 1
- Music venues
Outdoors
- Parks & reserves
- 12
- 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.
0Verified local matches
72hRolling coverage window
0Ratings affected
Verified topic check
Coverage too diffuse for a dominant topic
No recent local match passed verification during this refresh. The coverage signal stays neutral; no substitute headline is invented and Local Pulse does not affect any rating.
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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