Living in Kingsbridge Heights: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated November 2026

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Rent in Kingsbridge Heights

$1,268 a month, estimated

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 149 places to eat or shop.
CFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 33 places to eat, 13 kinds of cuisine, 3.1 large grocery stores and 89 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 615 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 463 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

BCommunity
18% of households moved in since 2018, 6% are roommates sharing a home, 21% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 11 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
C+Nightlife
About 9 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

C+Safety
5.6 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (187 in all).
DQuiet
62 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.
FBuilding upkeep
64.4 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 21.7 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 hourKingsbridge Heights

Van Cortlandt Village, at the north end of the neighborhood, is home to the Amalgamated Houses. Founded in 1927, it describes itself as the oldest limited equity housing cooperative in the United States, with almost 1,500 moderate income families. Source
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America built the Amalgamated Houses for its members between Van Cortlandt Park and the Jerome Park Reservoir. The first 303 tenants moved in late in 1927, into apartments laid out so each had views of both the street and a large interior courtyard. Source
The Kingsbridge Armory, built from 1912 to 1917 on land first dug for an eastern basin of the Jerome Park Reservoir, looks like a medieval Romanesque fortress with massive towers and crenellated parapets. It became a city landmark in 1974. Source
In October 2025 the City Council approved a plan to turn the armory's 180,000-square-foot Drill Hall into an event, recreation, cultural and community hub, expected to open in 2030, with about 500 permanently affordable rental homes next door expected in 2032. Source
Sedgwick Avenue is the main street through Kingsbridge Heights, which runs from Kingsbridge Road north to Van Cortlandt Park, between the Major Deegan Expressway and Jerome Avenue. Source