Living in Highbridge: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

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Rent in Highbridge

$1,259 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.

C+Walkability
The average home has 4.1 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 215 places to eat or shop.
Residents: Commuting by bicycle works, though the climb up the hill at the end is a real workout. Resident, May 2026
CFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 43 places to eat, 13 kinds of cuisine, 3.4 large grocery stores and 129 open storefronts.
Residents: There is not much in the way of restaurants or places to hang out. Grew up there, Jun 2026
City data alone would give C+; what residents say in 3 Reddit threads moves it to C.
AParks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 213 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 547 street trees within 300 m of the average home.
Residents: The nearby community gardens are locked almost every time you pass, and their open hours are hard to find. Resident, May 2026

C+Community
16% of households moved in since 2018, 6% are roommates sharing a home, 20% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 8 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
CNightlife
About 8 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
Residents: There are few bars or places to go out. Grew up there, Jun 2026

C-Safety
11.1 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (342 in all).
Residents: Not the best place to live: crime was a concern and the neighborhood felt overcrowded. Former resident, Jun 2026
City data alone would give D; what residents say in 5 Reddit threads moves it to C-.
FQuiet
67 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: Anderson Avenue is fairly quiet, apart from some music. New resident, May 2024
City data and 3 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.
FBuilding upkeep
92.5 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 24.2 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

SafetyDay to day it feels safe on the hill near Yankee Stadium, with no problems so far. Resident, May 2026
Food and shopping3J's Deli at 166th Street and Anderson Avenue makes the best chopped cheese around. Grew up there, Jun 2024
QuietAnderson Avenue is fairly quiet, apart from some music. New resident, May 2024
SafetyLiving by the Shakespeare Avenue steps feels completely fine, even after midnight. Resident, May 2025

SafetyNot the best place to live: crime was a concern and the neighborhood felt overcrowded. Former resident, Jun 2026
NightlifeThere is not much entertainment in the area. Co-op owner, Aug 2025
Parks and green spaceThe nearby community gardens are locked almost every time you pass, and their open hours are hard to find. Resident, May 2026
SafetyRough but not lawless: daytime life is fairly normal, and caution is needed when out at night. Grew up there, moved out in 2022, Jun 2024
SafetyA lot of shady activity happens at night; being home after dark keeps you clear of it. Former resident, May 2024

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Coming home by subway around midnight to 167th Street, many times over, has brought no trouble.
New resident, Jun 2024
A mix of personalities on the street, but nobody bothers you if you mind your business.
Former resident, Jun 2024
A high crime area at any hour, where taking a car in and out is safer than walking.
Not a resident, May 2025

There is not much in the way of restaurants or places to hang out.
Grew up there, Jun 2026
Reasonably priced supermarkets are nearby, with a Target and Home Depot shopping hub close by.
New resident, May 2024
The food in the neighborhood is poor.
Lives nearby, Jul 2025

Commuting by bicycle works, though the climb up the hill at the end is a real workout.
Resident, May 2026
Walking up the hill from the subway, usually ten minutes or more, is tiring after a long workday.
Resident, May 2026
Leaving on foot means either a long flight of stairs or a steep hill down toward 161st Street.
Not a resident, Jun 2024

On Yankees game days, traffic through the neighborhood is a nightmare.
Former resident, Jun 2026
How noisy it is depends mostly on your neighbors.
Grew up there, Jun 2026
The area gets noisy at night.
Not a resident, May 2025

Several community gardens dot the area, including one on 162nd Street with a chicken coop.
Not a resident, May 2026

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

Residents: The walk to the subway is a drag, but the trip to a job near Grand Central takes 30 to 40 minutes door to door. Resident, May 2026

Residents: An apartment on Anderson Avenue is about five minutes from the train. New resident, May 2024

Highbridge began as Highbridgeville, a village along what is now Ogden Avenue, settled by the workers who built the Croton Aqueduct, the High Bridge and the railroad along the Harlem River. Source
The High Bridge over the Harlem River, completed in 1848 as the final link of the Old Croton Aqueduct, is the oldest standing bridge in the city. It reopened for people to walk across in June 2015 after a $61.8 million restoration. Source
Highbridge was mostly small homes in the 19th century. That changed with the large apartment buildings of the 20th century, spurred by the Jerome Avenue elevated line in 1918 and the subway in 1933. Source
Noonan Plaza, built in 1931 on Ogden and Nelson avenues at West 168th Street, is a landmark Art Deco apartment complex of six to eight stories arranged around an interior garden court. Source
By the turn of the century Highbridge was being developed as a fashionable suburb. The Beaux-Arts Woody Crest Home at 936 Woodycrest Avenue, built in 1901-02 on a bluff over the Harlem River valley as a home for needy children, is a city landmark. Source