Living in Borough Park: rent, commute and grades

Brooklyn · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Borough Park

$1,299 a month

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

B+Overall

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

B-Walkability
The average home has 4.2 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 278 places to eat or shop.
BFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 50 places to eat, 12 kinds of cuisine, 7.1 large grocery stores and 174 open storefronts.
FParks and green space
57% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 34 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 394 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

C+Community
18% of households moved in since 2018, 5% are roommates sharing a home, 16% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 16 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.

A+Safety
2.2 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (265 in all).
A+Quiet
13 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.
B-Building upkeep
24.7 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 4.7 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

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

Borough Park, also called Boro Park, is a hub for Orthodox Jewish communities from across the region and the world, centered on the busy shopping street of 13th Avenue. Source
Borough Park has one of the youngest populations in the city: half of its 97,340 residents are 19 or younger, and Yiddish is the main language for those who speak a language other than English at home. Source
Homes first went up in 1887 with Blythebourne, a suburban cottage community on the Brooklyn, Bath and West End Railroad. After the land around it was subdivided, the area took the name Borough Park in 1902. Source
New apartment buildings after World War I drew Jewish families from the Lower East Side and Williamsburg, and Hasidic families followed in the 1950s, making Borough Park a major center of Jewish life with many synagogues, yeshivas and kosher markets. Source
Borough Park's shopping streets are New Utrecht and 13th through 18th avenues. New Utrecht Avenue stands out for its hardware, furniture and home goods stores, while 39th Street is lined with warehouses and wholesalers. Source
Maimonides Medical Center sits on the border of Borough Park and Sunset Park, and its staff are a large share of the lunchtime customers on nearby blocks. Source