Living in Eastchester: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

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This guide also covers Baychester and Edenwald, which share Eastchester’s official city boundaries.

Rent in Eastchester

$1,253 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 4.3 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 65 places to eat or shop.
DFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 20 places to eat, 8 kinds of cuisine, 1.4 large grocery stores and 34 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 221 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 363 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

DCommunity
13% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 19% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 5 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
DNightlife
About 4 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

DSafety
9.8 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (500 in all).
Residents: Home break-ins are not the main worry near Seton Falls Park; being robbed near the park is, and it is unsafe at night. Grew up there, Jun 2024
BQuiet
30 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.
C-Building upkeep
28.1 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 11.6 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

SafetyHome break-ins are not the main worry near Seton Falls Park; being robbed near the park is, and it is unsafe at night. Grew up there, Jun 2024

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A Jamaican restaurant by the Fine Fare in Edenwald still makes good cocoa bread, and its jerk chicken sandwich on cocoa bread is recommended.
Not a resident, Oct 2025

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

Eastchester covers roughly half a square mile at the Bronx's border with Westchester County, and includes an industrial district and one large NYCHA development. Source
Boston Road is Eastchester's main thoroughfare and Dyre Avenue its main commercial strip. Source
Seton Falls Park, a nature preserve of more than 30 acres known as the Grand Canyon of the Bronx, has a waterside walking trail, a manmade waterfall and a bird sanctuary. Source
Edenwald Houses, NYCHA's largest development in the Bronx, has 2,035 apartments and nearly 5,000 residents. Its community, child care and senior centers reopened in October 2026 as part of a full renovation. Source
Eastchester shares its name with the Westchester County town about 5 miles north because it was part of the Town of Eastchester until the City of New York annexed it in the late 19th century. Source