Living in New Dorp: rent, commute and grades

Staten Island · Updated November 2026

An express bus crosses an intersection lined with shops and signs under overhead wires.

Cyclists on a wide boulevard with a gas station and shops on a clear day.

A red brick church with stone trim and a green lawn under blossoming trees.

A brick church seen through a black iron fence and spring blossoms.

A Staten Island Railway train arrives at a concrete platform under a footbridge.

Photo credits

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This guide also covers Grant City and Midland Beach, which share New Dorp’s official city boundaries.

Rent in New Dorp

$1,766 a month, estimated

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

New Dorp is cheaper with roommates

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B-Overall

New Dorp graded

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

Everyday life

DWalkability
The average home has 3.1 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 76 places to eat or shop.
CFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 21 places to eat, 9 kinds of cuisine, 0.5 large grocery stores and 48 open storefronts.
Residents: A great plain slice is hard to find close to New Dorp. New resident, Sep 2024
City data alone would give D; what residents say in 6 Reddit threads moves it to C.
C+Parks and green space
70% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 490 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 412 street trees within 300 m of the average home.
Residents: Midland Beach puts parks, the beach and Miller Field close by, with lots of people out and about. Former resident, Nov 2025
City data and 5 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

People

C+Community
20% of households moved in since 2018, 5% are roommates sharing a home, 18% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 10 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
Residents: In Midland Beach, walking a dog meant meeting neighbors who became friends; people wave on the block. Former resident, Nov 2025
C+Nightlife
About 9 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

Home and safety

B+Safety
3.8 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (111 in all).
Residents: Midland Beach around Father Capodanno Boulevard feels safe day and night, though one street off Midland Avenue has known drug activity. Resident of 20 years, Aug 2024
BQuiet
32 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.
ABuilding upkeep
7.9 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 2.2 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

Families with kids

What residents say

Residents like

CommunityIn Midland Beach, walking a dog meant meeting neighbors who became friends; people wave on the block. Former resident, Nov 2025
SafetyMidland Beach around Father Capodanno Boulevard feels safe day and night, though one street off Midland Avenue has known drug activity. Resident of 20 years, Aug 2024
Food and shoppingA weekend on New Dorp Lane covers comics, cookies, barbecue, Palestinian food, bagels, tea and groceries, with real variety and quality. Former resident, May 2024
Food and shoppingOne local pizzeria is a cut above the average slice shops close to New Dorp. Resident, Feb 2024
SafetyNew Dorp is a safe place where you should not have trouble with anyone. Grew up there, May 2023
Food and shoppingThe Asian supermarket on Hylan Boulevard is a strong source of fresh vegetables and fish. Resident, Jul 2023

Residents don’t like

Food and shoppingA great plain slice is hard to find close to New Dorp. New resident, Sep 2024

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Safety

The New Dorp Beach neighborhood is safe, though run down in spots.
Not a resident, May 2023
New Dorp Beach has nice pockets, but its main streets are not ones to walk at night.
Not a resident, May 2023

Food and shopping

The Asian restaurants on New Dorp Lane are consistently good and varied, with Sichuan among the newer arrivals.
Not a resident, Mar 2026
New Dorp Lane has changed so much it recalls Flushing, with many restaurants to try.
Not a resident, Mar 2026
For the best everyday pizza you drive to Great Kills or Oakwood, though the sit down pizzeria on New Dorp Lane is a favorite.
Not a resident, Sep 2024

Walkability

Kids on motorbikes speed along New Dorp Lane sidewalks, a danger to people on foot; locals say it happens daily.
Not a resident, Jul 2025
New Dorp is a walkable neighborhood, with many revived storefronts on New Dorp Lane.
Not a resident, Aug 2024
New Dorp has a ton of shops and services within walking distance.
Not a resident, Aug 2024

Parks and green space

Midland Beach puts parks, the beach and Miller Field close by, with lots of people out and about.
Former resident, Nov 2025
Midland Beach at the end of New Dorp Lane is a relaxed, usually uncrowded place to walk, picnic and sit under the trees.
Not a resident, Aug 2025
The boardwalk beaches, Midland Beach included, are mostly dirty compared with beaches elsewhere on the island.
Not a resident, Aug 2025

Building upkeep

Many houses in New Dorp Beach still look worn from Hurricane Sandy, with overgrown yards.
Not a resident, May 2023

Getting around from New Dorp

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

Grant City SIR
Jefferson Av SIR
New Dorp SIR

Residents: From Grant City, Staten Island Railway trains reach St. George just after a ferry leaves, so riders wait for the next boat. Resident, Jul 2025

Residents: A Harlem commute by Staten Island Railway, ferry and subway took longer from New Dorp than from Huguenot, which has express trains. Former resident, Aug 2024

What to know about New Dorp

New Dorp Lane is the neighborhood's main street: a 0.6 mile, low-density, walkable shopping strip from Richmond Road to Hylan Boulevard, with the New Dorp station of the Staten Island Railway at its center. Source
New Dorp was founded by Dutch colonists, and in the mid-1800s the line that became the Staten Island Railway spurred inland development in New Dorp and Grant City. Source
Midland Beach grew into a summer resort after a trolley line opened along Midland Avenue in 1897, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each spring and summer to its piers, Victorian-era hotels and roller coasters. Source
Old summer bungalows, converted for year-round living, are one of the main kinds of house near the shore. In the New Dorp Beach bungalow colony the one-way streets are extraordinarily narrow and many lots are small and shallow. Source
Hurricane Sandy hit this low-lying shore hard: thousands of homes in New Dorp Beach, Midland Beach and neighboring South Beach and Oakwood Beach were severely damaged or destroyed. Source
Miller Field, a 144-acre park on the shore between New Dorp Beach and Midland Beach, has baseball, football and soccer fields. It was once the William Vanderbilt farm and later a coastal defense airfield. Source
The FDR Boardwalk runs along the shore southeast from Fort Wadsworth to Miller Field, and was dedicated to President Roosevelt in 1939. Source