Living in Dyker Heights: rent, commute and grades

Brooklyn · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Dyker Heights

$1,367 a month

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

BOverall

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

CWalkability
The average home has 4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 162 places to eat or shop.
BFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 39 places to eat, 15 kinds of cuisine, 4.2 large grocery stores and 92 open storefronts.
Residents: A local Italian cafe where Italian-speaking regulars sit outside over espresso makes excellent lattes. Resident, Sep 2026
City data alone would give C+; what residents say in 3 Reddit threads moves it to B.
DParks and green space
82% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 116 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 382 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

C-Community
16% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 14% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 15 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 (87 in all).
Residents: Never felt unsafe here growing up, but a few odd street encounters over the past two years have been unsettling. Lifelong resident, Jan 2025
AQuiet
20 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: During the Christmas lights season the neighborhood is a madhouse of traffic, with cars double parked across curb ramps. Former resident, Nov 2025
B+Building upkeep
14.4 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 4 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Food and shoppingA local Italian cafe where Italian-speaking regulars sit outside over espresso makes excellent lattes. Resident, Sep 2026
QuietStreets are so quiet at night that residents walking dogs usually see nobody on their block. Resident of two years, Jul 2025
Food and shoppingTwo nearby 24-hour grocery stores, Circus Foods and 3 Guys From Brooklyn, are excellent. Resident, Nov 2025

QuietDuring the Christmas lights season the neighborhood is a madhouse of traffic, with cars double parked across curb ramps. Former resident, Nov 2025

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Never felt unsafe here growing up, but a few odd street encounters over the past two years have been unsettling.
Lifelong resident, Jan 2025
Dyker Heights is among the safest neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Not a resident, Jan 2025
A very nice area much like Bay Ridge, with tidy streets and below average crime.
Not a resident, Aug 2024

Cavatappi at 81st St and 13th Ave is a good Italian restaurant that gets crowded in December, so booking ahead helps.
Not a resident, Dec 2025
La Bella Marketplace, an Italian grocer with great cheese and stuffed bread, and Mirna's Pupuseria are local favorites.
Not a resident, Nov 2025

Many residents drive to work, so plenty of street parking opens up during the day.
Not a resident, Jan 2026

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

Dyker Heights is known for its Christmas lights, many synchronized to music; NYC Tourism says more than 100,000 people come to see them each year. Source
Dyker Heights is mostly one- and two-family homes: detached and semi-detached houses with lawns and gardens, plus rowhouse blocks, which the city says give it a small town atmosphere. Source
The 4th Avenue subway, opened in 1915, brought the area its main growth through the mid-1900s. Some large lots left from mansions of the late 1800s and early 1900s still hold one- and two-family homes. Source
Fort Hamilton Parkway, 11th Avenue and 13th Avenue are the main commercial streets, lined mostly with two- to four-story row houses with shops on the ground floor. Source
Dyker Beach Golf Course is an 18-hole course with views of the Verrazzano Bridge, first designed in 1897 and redesigned in 1935. Source
Dyker Library, at 13th Avenue and 82nd Street, is a modern branch with a blue-green glazed brick front, where the Dyker Singers, a community choir, rehearse once a week. Source