South Philly Safe for Post-College Kid

MomofWildChild
Mon, 02 May 2011 14:34:07 +0000

I don’t think the OP’s daughter will be doing her post-bac at Bryn Mawr.

My niece lives in that area and commutes out of the city for her job. This is where the young people want to/can afford to live, as has been pointed out. She is still alive.

My feelings for Philadelphia are well-known on this forum (I grew up in the area and put a son through Penn recently) and I’m not a huge fan (with the exception of Phillies, Eagles and lots of the food). That said, there are plenty of incidents even in the “nicer” areas of the city. City living sort of comes with that. The part that makes me nervous- and made me nervous about Penn- is the “common sense” factor. This age group stays out LATE and I often see lack of common sense…