Living in Bedford Park: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Bedford Park

$1,290 a month

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 4.9 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 253 places to eat or shop.
B-Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 44 places to eat, 15 kinds of cuisine, 4.4 large grocery stores and 154 open storefronts.
Residents: Grocery stores were easy to reach, but restaurants were lacking between Mosholu Parkway and the Concourse. Former resident, Aug 2025
A+Parks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 767 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 553 street trees within 300 m of the average home.
Residents: Walking and running around the Jerome Park Reservoir is a highlight of living nearby. Former resident, May 2026
City data and 7 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

BCommunity
19% of households moved in since 2018, 6% are roommates sharing a home, 20% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 13 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
C+Nightlife
About 10 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
Residents: There is not much of a going out scene. Former resident, May 2026

DSafety
12.6 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (617 in all).
Residents: Over about nine years of living there it was safe, if not as safe as Riverdale. Former resident of about 9 years, May 2026
City data alone would give F; what residents say in 7 Reddit threads moves it to D.
DQuiet
71 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: Street noise and commotion carried on as usual on the Fourth of July. Resident, Jul 2025
City data alone would give F; what residents say in 4 Reddit threads moves it to D.
FBuilding upkeep
72.9 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 21 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

SafetyOver about nine years of living there it was safe, if not as safe as Riverdale. Former resident of about 9 years, May 2026
Parks and green spaceWalking and running around the Jerome Park Reservoir is a highlight of living nearby. Former resident, May 2026
QuietHow quiet it is was a reason to move here; it is a very chill neighborhood. Resident of about 9 years, Aug 2025

QuietStreet noise and commotion carried on as usual on the Fourth of July. Resident, Jul 2025
NightlifeThere is not much of a going out scene. Former resident, May 2026
SafetyClaims that the area is safe are wrong; living there two years ago left a lasting bad experience. Former resident, Feb 2025
QuietSome streets are loud, with music blasted outside late into the night; it varies a lot by block. Former resident, Aug 2025

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Living near 204th Street never felt unsafe with normal caution at night, though south of Bedford Park Boulevard feels different.
Former resident, May 2026
Between Mosholu Parkway and the Grand Concourse, the neighborhood felt super safe.
Former resident, Aug 2025
Walking at night around Bedford Park and Norwood feels safe, including for a woman alone.
Not a resident, May 2026

Grocery stores were easy to reach, but restaurants were lacking between Mosholu Parkway and the Concourse.
Former resident, Aug 2025
There are no hip cafes in Bedford Park.
Not a resident, Jun 2025
Mexican food around Mosholu Parkway is excellent, and Arthur Avenue is close.
Not a resident, Apr 2025

There is a nice Irish dive bar on Jerome Avenue just off Bedford Park Boulevard.
Not a resident, May 2026

Between the Concourse and Mosholu Parkway it is quiet and green, with private houses and Art Deco apartment buildings.
Grew up there, Feb 2025
Bedford Park is a good, quiet area.
Not a resident, Aug 2024
Between Mosholu Parkway and the Grand Concourse it was very quiet.
Former resident, Aug 2025

There are lots of parks and green space nearby.
Not a resident, May 2026
From northern Bedford Park, Van Cortlandt Park is about a 15 minute walk.
Not a resident, Feb 2026
The Jerome Park Reservoir is a good place to walk or jog.
Not a resident, Aug 2025

Some co-op buildings are in great shape, especially around the Jerome Park Reservoir.
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 hourBedford Park

Residents: The D train from Bedford Park to 59th Street takes about half an hour at rush hour, and reliably so. Resident, Aug 2025

Residents: The express D at rush hour was a main reason to move here, and the 4 train is close too. Resident of about 9 years, Aug 2025

Bedford Park began in the 1880s as a planned suburb for middle-class families, modeled on and named after the London suburb of the same name. Source
The first houses ranged from cottages of seven or eight rooms to much bigger houses, set on large lots with room for gardens. By 1890 about 560 people lived there, mostly families. Source
Bedford Park Congregational Church at 2988 Bainbridge Avenue, a rough fieldstone church built in 1891-92, was the neighborhood's first major social institution and is a city landmark. Source
In the early 1900s the Italian and Irish immigrants who helped build the Jerome Park Reservoir settled in Bedford Park. The reservoir's completion in 1906, the Grand Concourse in 1914 and the Jerome Avenue subway extension in 1917 made it a fixture of the Bronx. Source
Goulden Avenue, from Reservoir Avenue to Mosholu Parkway South, is known as Education Mile: it takes in Lehman College, the Bronx High School of Science, the High School for American Studies, DeWitt Clinton High School and the Walton Campus. Source
The Jerome Park Reservoir, completed in 1906 on the site of a racetrack that hosted the Belmont Stakes in 1867, covers 94 acres and is ringed by two miles of stone walls. Source
Mosholu Parkway, on land the city acquired for parks and parkways between 1888 and 1890, links Bronx Park and Van Cortlandt Park. Mosholu is an Algonquian word meaning smooth or small stones. Source