Living in Longwood: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated November 2026

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This guide also covers Foxhurst, which shares Longwood’s official city boundaries.

Rent in Longwood

$980 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.

AWalkability
The average home has 5 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 327 places to eat or shop.
BFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 49 places to eat, 16 kinds of cuisine, 4.2 large grocery stores and 214 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 97 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 609 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

C-Community
15% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 18% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 14 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.

FSafety
12.3 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (494 in all).
Residents: Near E 163rd St and Prospect Av, gunfire was a real worry for residents. Former resident, Aug 2026
City data and 4 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.
C-Quiet
52 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
70.3 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 18.3 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

SafetyNear E 163rd St and Prospect Av, gunfire was a real worry for residents. Former resident, Aug 2026

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People mostly leave you alone, but it is wise not to wear noise canceling headphones there.
Not a resident, Jul 2026
The corner at the Longwood Av station feels bad despite the precinct next door, and the wider area is rough.
Not a resident, Jul 2026
With a police precinct across from the station the area is busy and fine by day, but night can feel iffy.
Not a resident, Jan 2026

Kelly Park, a big park, is on Longwood Av a few blocks west of the 6 station.
Parent of a student who went to school there, Feb 2024

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

Longwood is known for the Longwood Historic District, landmarked in 1980, where houses by architect Warren C. Dickerson line Dawson, Kelly and Beck Streets and East 156th Street. Source
Most houses in the historic district were designed between 1897 and 1900 and are semi-detached: two residences joined under one roof, each pair built of Roman brick for two or three families. Source
Longwood stayed rural until the last years of the 1800s, when plans for an IRT subway link to Manhattan drew developers. The line was completed in 1904 and set off a building boom of nearly thirty years. By 1980 the area was known as Pueblo de Mayaguez. Source
Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue are the main commercial streets. The elevated 2 and 5 trains run above Westchester Avenue and turn north onto Southern Boulevard at Simpson Street. Source
The Hunts Point Branch of the New York Public Library, at 877 Southern Boulevard, opened on July 1, 1929 as the last Carnegie branch library built in New York City. It became a city landmark in 2009. Source
Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, an arts and education group founded in East Harlem in 1934, opened a six-story, 90,000-square-foot building with performance spaces, a gallery and studios on Simpson Street in 2009. Source