Living in Morris Park: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

Campus towers rise above tree-lined streets, with the Bronx and the distant Manhattan skyline behind.
A long white institutional building stands beside trees under a bright blue sky.
A grassy lawn under a large tree opens toward campus buildings.
A Morris Park sign hangs on a railing on the platform, with a quiet residential street and low houses below.
A 1930s brick and stone school building with a flag stands on a residential corner with parked cars.
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Rent in Morris Park

$1,378 a month

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

Morris Park is cheaper with roommates

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C+Overall

Morris Park graded

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

Everyday life

  • CWalkability

    The average home has 4.1 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 142 places to eat or shop.

  • CFood and shopping

    Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 26 places to eat, 14 kinds of cuisine, 2.2 large grocery stores and 97 open storefronts.

    Residents: Many Yemeni-run local shops stay open late. Lifelong resident, Jun 2025

    City data and 7 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

  • CParks and green space

    74% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 247 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 399 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

    Residents: Plenty of nature close by: Pelham Bay Park, Orchard Beach, the Botanical Garden and the Bronx River Greenway are quick to reach. Resident, Jan 2024

People

  • B+Community

    26% of households moved in since 2018, 8% are roommates sharing a home, 21% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 12 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

  • CNightlife

    About 9 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: There are not enough inviting bars where people of all ages can hang out. Resident, Aug 2024

    City data alone would give C+; what residents say in 4 Reddit threads moves it to C.

Home and safety

  • CSafety

    7.1 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (169 in all).

    Residents: No problems at all since moving in. Resident since 2022, Oct 2025

    City data and 8 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

  • B-Quiet

    40 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: The neighborhood is nice and generally quiet, and its Indian Village section is especially quiet. Resident since 2022, Oct 2025

    City data alone would give C+; what residents say in 5 Reddit threads moves it to B-.

  • C+Building upkeep

    11.6 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 10.6 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

  • A mix of ages

What residents say

Residents like

Residents don’t like

  • QuietLow planes on LaGuardia approaches became a noticeable, annoying source of noise in July 2025. Resident of 30 years, Jul 2025
  • Food and shoppingFew modern, welcoming cafes; the existing coffee shops feel geared to an older crowd of regulars. Resident, Aug 2024
  • NightlifeThere is no nightlife; Belmont is the closest place with some. Resident, Jan 2024
  • SafetyCar thefts and break-ins have climbed recently, with a car stolen or broken into around the neighborhood almost every week. Resident, Mar 2025
  • NightlifeThere is little nightlife around Williamsbridge Road. Lifelong resident, Jun 2025
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Safety

Food and shopping

Nightlife

Walkability

Quiet

Parks and green space

Building upkeep

Getting around from Morris Park

Map of New York City neighborhoods shaded by travel time by subway or bus from Morris Park
By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourMorris Park
  • Morris Park 5

Residents: The BxM10 express bus to Manhattan runs right past the hospitals. Resident, Jan 2024

What to know about Morris Park

  • Morris Park is named for John Albert Morris, who built the Morris Park Racecourse here in 1889. The track ran until 1904; after a fire in 1910 the land was auctioned to developers, who laid out the building lots and today's street grid. Source
  • The Belmont Stakes was run at the Morris Park track from 1890 until 1904. Source
  • Morris Park and neighboring Van Nest are mostly one- and two-story houses, a 2021 city study found, with denser housing clustered to the north near Lydig Avenue and Bronx Park East. Source
  • Morris Park was historically home to many Italian, Jewish and Albanian immigrants, joined now by growing Asian, Hispanic, African American, Yemeni and Middle Eastern communities. The city's study describes a multi-generational, small village feel, and local events include the Morris Park Italian Heritage Day Parade. Source
  • Morris Park Avenue and Williamsbridge Road are the neighborhood's shopping streets, part of a commercial district that also takes in White Plains Road and Lydig Avenue to the west. Source
  • A new Metro-North station is planned at Morris Park, part of the Bronx Metro-North expansion that will give East Bronx residents a direct rail link to Penn Station in Midtown, Westchester County and Connecticut. Source

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