Living in Allerton: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated November 2026

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Rent in Allerton

$1,018 a month, estimated

Type of homeA room in a 2-bedroom, shared by two

C-Overall

Grades compare NYC neighborhoods with each other. How the grades work.

BWalkability
The average home has 4.8 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 244 places to eat or shop.
Residents: Speeding cars on residential streets are the main hazard to watch for. Resident, Apr 2025
B-Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 42 places to eat, 19 kinds of cuisine, 3.3 large grocery stores and 160 open storefronts.
B+Parks and green space
85% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 723 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 484 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

CCommunity
21% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 17% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 8 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
C-Nightlife
About 6 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

DSafety
11.3 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (374 in all).
Residents: Not a bad area; some caution coming home late makes sense, but no trouble seen firsthand. Resident, Apr 2025
DQuiet
58 noise complaints to 311 per 1,000 residents in 2025, not counting helicopter complaints, and counting each address at most 12 days a year. That measures how often people complain, not how loud it is.
Residents: Quiet most of the time around Arnow and Holland Avenues, a bit busier toward Burke Avenue. Former resident of several years, Apr 2025
DBuilding upkeep
54.2 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 15.3 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

QuietQuiet most of the time around Arnow and Holland Avenues, a bit busier toward Burke Avenue. Former resident of several years, Apr 2025

WalkabilitySpeeding cars on residential streets are the main hazard to watch for. Resident, Apr 2025

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Not a bad area; some caution coming home late makes sense, but no trouble seen firsthand.
Resident, Apr 2025
Safety has declined, with drug dealing on sidewalks and around corner delis; a long-time resident now wants to move.
Friend of a long-time resident, Sep 2026
Not a bad area between Burke and Allerton Avenues, with nicer pockets further east.
Not a resident, Apr 2025

The blocks between Burke and Allerton Avenues are relatively quiet.
Resident, Apr 2025

Living by Bronx Park puts the New York Botanical Garden on your doorstep.
Not a resident, Apr 2025

By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourAllerton

Allerton Avenue is the area's main commercial strip, and locals use it to define the neighborhood. Source
The name Allerton went on the city's neighborhood map in 2014, when Bronx Community Board 11 worked with City Planning to replace the little-used labels Bronxdale and Laconia with a neighborhood centered on the Allerton Avenue commercial strip. Source
Laconia, the old name for the northern part of the area, began as a real estate development of the 1880s, named after the region of Greece whose capital is Sparta. Source
The Coops, built in the 1920s by the United Workers Association as nonprofit workers' cooperative housing, are among the neighborhood's historic buildings. Source
White Plains Road, under the elevated 2 and 5 line, and Boston Road are the main roads through Allerton. Source