Living in Clinton Hill: rent, commute and grades

Brooklyn · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Clinton Hill

$2,688 a month

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

AOverall

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 212 places to eat or shop.
Residents: Everything needed day to day is close by on foot. New resident, Sep 2026
B+Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 91 places to eat, 32 kinds of cuisine, 4.8 large grocery stores and 93 open storefronts.
BParks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 43 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 500 street trees within 300 m of the average home.
Residents: Lots of playgrounds, and Fort Greene Park is close by. Parent, Sep 2025

ACommunity
31% of households moved in since 2018, 15% are roommates sharing a home, 26% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 61 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
Residents: Very welcoming for new parents, a good place to build a circle of parent friends. Parent, Sep 2025
A-Nightlife
About 52 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

A-Safety
3.1 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (90 in all).
C+Quiet
41 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
16.2 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 6.5 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

CommunityVery welcoming for new parents, a good place to build a circle of parent friends. Parent, Sep 2025
WalkabilityEverything needed day to day is close by on foot. New resident, Sep 2026
SafetyWashington Avenue between Fulton and Atlantic always has people around; at most a couple of panhandlers near the Fulton bodegas. Former resident, Aug 2026

SafetyNo problems personally, but shady characters tend to hang out up and down Fulton Street. Longtime resident, Aug 2026

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The neighborhood is great overall, but Fulton Street can get a little rough.
Not a resident, Sep 2026
Many children and young people walk around on their own, a sign the streets feel safe.
Not a resident, Dec 2025
Feels fine for a woman living in the area, even biking at night.
Resident, Aug 2026

Castro's makes a burrito one fan rates the best in the city.
Not a resident, Sep 2026
DeKalb Avenue has many restaurants and Myrtle Avenue has some too.
Not a resident, Jun 2025

Good, relaxed places to hang out, a little calmer than the scene in Fort Greene.
Not a resident, Aug 2026
Fulton Grand is a well liked dive bar with a diverse crowd of regulars.
Not a resident, Mar 2026
Alibi is a well liked dive bar with a mixed crowd.
Not a resident, Mar 2026

Fort Greene and Clinton Hill have historic brownstones on beautiful, quiet streets.
Not a resident, Mar 2025

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

Residents: The C train is close, and the ride to the Financial District takes about 25 minutes. Current resident, Mar 2026

Residents: The trip to the Financial District takes about 25 minutes door to door, with a five minute walk to the train. Resident, Jan 2025

Clinton Hill has a 19th-century feel, with set-back wood-frame houses next to brownstones and mansions. Walt Whitman lived here when Leaves of Grass was published in 1855. Source
In the late 1800s, some of Brooklyn's wealthiest families built mansions here, turning Clinton Hill into Brooklyn's "Gold Coast". The seven blocks of Clinton Avenue from Myrtle Avenue to Atlantic Avenue became a grand residential boulevard. Source
Housing ranges from small frame houses to mansions, with blocks of brownstone and brick row houses. From the 1920s, apartment buildings began to replace many of the mansions. Source
Pratt Institute, founded by Charles Pratt in 1887, is still centered on its original 25-acre campus in Clinton Hill, a green campus with public art. Source
Myrtle Avenue, along the neighborhood's north side, ran under an elevated railroad from 1888 to 1969. Its business improvement district covers properties on Myrtle from Flatbush Avenue Extension to Classon Avenue. Source