Living in Concourse: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Concourse

$1,749 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.

B+Walkability
The average home has 4.8 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 362 places to eat or shop.
B+Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 57 places to eat, 19 kinds of cuisine, 5.9 large grocery stores and 232 open storefronts.
Residents: Around 165th Street and the Concourse there are few sit down restaurants. Resident of two years, Aug 2025
AParks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 135 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 635 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

B-Community
13% of households moved in since 2018, 7% 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 are no real neighborhood bars around 165th Street and the Concourse, so nights out mean going into Manhattan. Resident of two years, Aug 2025

FSafety
12.2 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (828 in all).
Residents: Near Walton Avenue the area feels a little iffy, with drug dealing on some corners and occasional shootings. Owner a few blocks away, May 2026
City data alone would give D; what residents say in 7 Reddit threads moves it to F.
DQuiet
59 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: Around 165th Street and the Concourse it is much quieter and calmer than Williamsburg or the East Village. Resident of two years, Aug 2025
City data and 4 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.
FBuilding upkeep
72 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 19.5 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

QuietAround 165th Street and the Concourse it is much quieter and calmer than Williamsburg or the East Village. Resident of two years, Aug 2025
SafetyWalking past the busy 149th Street and Grand Concourse corner has never felt unsafe, though it is a corner worth avoiding when possible. Lives five minutes away, Jun 2025
SafetyNear 167th Street and the Grand Concourse you see drug activity, but people who mind their own business are safe. Lives nearby, Aug 2024
SafetyNear Yankee Stadium, drunk fans on game days are a bigger nuisance than gun violence. Resident, Jan 2026

SafetyNear Walton Avenue the area feels a little iffy, with drug dealing on some corners and occasional shootings. Owner a few blocks away, May 2026
Food and shoppingAround 165th Street and the Concourse there are few sit down restaurants. Resident of two years, Aug 2025
QuietThe blocks near 167th Street and the Grand Concourse are loud at night. Lives nearby, Aug 2024
SafetyThe Concourse Village complex itself is probably fine, but the surrounding area is not great. Former resident, Feb 2025

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Further up the Grand Concourse near the 161st Street station is much safer in general than around 138th Street.
Not a resident, Aug 2025
The streets around the Concourse are not a place for a woman to walk alone after dark.
Not a resident, Aug 2025
In the years of living in the area there has not been a shootout, despite its reputation.
Resident, Jan 2026

Concourse Village has some really nice parks, with free Saturday yoga and community events run by a local parks group.
Not a resident, Feb 2025

The Bronx Terminal Market nearby has a Target, a Best Buy and a Lidl, and the Lidl is excellent.
Not a resident, Jun 2025
161st Street has supermarkets, banks and services, and a large mall is near the waterfront.
Not a resident, Feb 2025
The Concourse Village deli is praised for its sandwiches.
Not a resident, Feb 2025

There are no real neighborhood bars around 165th Street and the Concourse, so nights out mean going into Manhattan.
Resident of two years, Aug 2025
161st Street and Gerard Avenue has a good beer bar and a sports bar.
Not a resident, Feb 2025

Summer nights near 167th Street are so loud that getting up for work in the morning was hard.
Former resident, Aug 2024
The 149th Street and Grand Concourse subway station is underground, so the trains themselves cannot be heard.
Not a resident, Jun 2025
Living by the 149th Street station is bad for noise because of the businesses and traffic.
Not a resident, Jun 2025

The Grand Concourse near Yankee Stadium has several parks close by.
Not a resident, Jun 2025
Around 165th Street you are close to three parks and two train lines.
Not a resident, Feb 2025
The park along the Concourse from 161st to 165th Street is nicer and safer than the more wooded one further south.
Not a resident, Feb 2025

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

Residents: The 4 train home is packed with baseball fans on Yankees home game nights. Resident, Aug 2024

Residents: 161st Street has frequent bus service, so the walk to the stations is manageable. Resident, Feb 2025

The Grand Concourse here is lined with landmark apartment houses. The city's Grand Concourse Historic District, designated in 2011, covers 78 properties on a one-mile stretch between East 153rd and 167th streets, including 61 apartment houses built between 1917 and 1959. Source
The Grand Concourse was conceived in 1891 as the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, a link between Manhattan's park system and the then sparsely settled Bronx. When it was completed in 1909 it had bicycle paths and sidewalks alongside a central speedway for vehicles. Source
After the IND subway's northern leg opened in 1933, Art Deco and Moderne took over: 27 of the district's apartment houses went up between 1935 and 1945, with curving walls, wrap-around corner windows and patterned brick. Source
Joyce Kilmer Park, seven acres of lawns and formal tree-lined walks just north of the Bronx County Courthouse, holds the Lorelei Fountain honoring the German poet Heinrich Heine. Source
South of the courthouse, the 16-acre Franz Sigel Park is wilder: terraced, densely wooded slopes with massive stone outcroppings and old stone walls. Source
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, a contemporary art museum at 1040 Grand Concourse, has been free for all exhibitions and programs since 2012. Source