Living in Crotona Park East: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Crotona Park East

$1,358 a month

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

DOverall

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

C+Walkability
The average home has 4.4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 199 places to eat or shop.
CFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 24 places to eat, 11 kinds of cuisine, 3.4 large grocery stores and 129 open storefronts.
AParks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 283 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 556 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

CCommunity
27% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 18% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 6 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
C-Nightlife
About 5 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

FSafety
15.9 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (469 in all).
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.
DBuilding upkeep
58.1 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 15.3 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 hourCrotona Park East

Southern Boulevard, a 1.4-mile corridor linking Crotona Park East and Longwood, is the commercial and transit center for the mid-rise residential blocks on either side, with the elevated 2 and 5 trains running along it. Source
The area around Southern Boulevard, once counted as part of Morrisania, flourished in the 1930s and 1940s as working- and middle-class families settled along new transit lines. Theaters along Freeman Street, Southern Boulevard and Boston Road drew New Yorkers from other boroughs. Source
The Southern Boulevard corridor has a deep music history in jazz, Latin jazz, salsa and hip-hop, according to a 2017 city study. Source
In 1993 Crotona Park East was being rebuilt mainly with one- and two-family townhouses for homeownership, starting with Charlotte Gardens and continuing with Salters Square, according to Community Board 3's plan published by the city that year. Source
Crotona Park lies next to the neighborhood, and the 2017 city study says visitors travel to it for an oasis of quiet green space in a busy borough. Source