Living in Arrochar: rent, commute and grades

Staten Island · Updated November 2026

A wooden pier with a lamp post and gazebo silhouetted against dramatic clouds and glowing water.
A long fishing pier running out over calm water from a wide sandy beach under a hazy blue sky.
A curving boardwalk beside a sandy beach with the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge hazy in the distance.
A wide orange beach and wooden boardwalk beside a still grey bay with two small islands on the horizon.
A white Dutch colonial farmhouse with a white picket fence and large shade trees on a sunny day.
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This guide also covers Old Town, Dongan Hills and South Beach, which share Arrochar’s official city boundaries.

Rent in Arrochar

$1,353 a month, estimated

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

Arrochar is cheaper with roommates

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C-Overall

Arrochar graded

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Everyday life

  • DWalkability

    The average home has 3.6 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 57 places to eat or shop.

    Residents: Dongan Hills is walkable. Former resident of 3 years, Aug 2024

  • DFood and shopping

    Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 13 places to eat, 8 kinds of cuisine, 1.2 large grocery stores and 37 open storefronts.

    Residents: Restaurants and shopping are close by in Dongan Hills. Former resident of 3 years, Aug 2024

  • C+Parks and green space

    100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 287 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 208 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

    Residents: The beach is within walking distance and has felt trouble free. Lifelong resident, Jun 2024

People

  • DCommunity

    17% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 16% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 7 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: Dog walkers in Dongan Hills know each other's dogs, and walks bring quick pleasantries or friendly conversation. Resident, Nov 2025

  • C-Nightlife

    About 5 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

Home and safety

  • B+Safety

    4 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (140 in all).

    Residents: Arrochar, Grasmere and Dongan Hills are safe areas, not bad at all. Resident, Aug 2024

  • AQuiet

    22 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: Dongan Hills is pretty quiet. Former resident of 3 years, Aug 2024

  • B+Building upkeep

    13.1 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 4 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

  • Older residents

What residents say

Residents like

  • CommunityDog walkers in Dongan Hills know each other's dogs, and walks bring quick pleasantries or friendly conversation. Resident, Nov 2025
  • SafetyArrochar, Grasmere and Dongan Hills are safe areas, not bad at all. Resident, Aug 2024
  • Parks and green spaceThe beach is within walking distance and has felt trouble free. Lifelong resident, Jun 2024

Residents don’t like

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Parks and green space

Getting around from Arrochar

Map of New York City neighborhoods shaded by travel time by subway or bus from Arrochar
By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourArrochar
  • Dongan Hills SIR
  • Grasmere SIR
  • Old Town SIR

Residents: Express buses to Manhattan run along the main roads, and being near the Verrazzano is convenient. Resident, Aug 2024

Residents: Commuting is convenient: all the express buses are nearby, and drivers skip the Staten Island Expressway entirely. Lifelong resident, Jun 2024

What to know about Arrochar

  • Arrochar began as part of Clifton, on high ground overlooking the Narrows and Fort Wadsworth. Large estates were built there after the Civil War, and the area took its name from the hills of Arrochar at the north end of Loch Lomond in Scotland. Source
  • Architect Henry Hobson Richardson built a house for his family at 45 McClean Avenue in Arrochar in 1868. A city landmark since 2004, it is one of only two buildings in New York City attributed to him. Source
  • The Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House at 1476 Richmond Road began as a one-room fieldstone farmhouse built about 1679, with wings added through about 1830. The Staten Island Historical Society, then the Antiquarian Society, bought it in 1915. Source
  • Fort Wadsworth, a 226-acre historic fort on the Narrows next to Arrochar, is part of Gateway National Recreation Area, with a harbor overlook, a visitor center and walking and biking routes. Source
  • South Beach shares a 2.5-mile boardwalk along the shore with neighboring Midland Beach. Source

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