Living in Oakwood: rent, commute and grades

Staten Island · Updated November 2026

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This guide also covers Bay Terrace (Staten Island), which shares Oakwood’s official city boundaries.

Rent in Oakwood

$1,664 a month, estimated

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

DOverall

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

FWalkability
The average home has 3.2 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 12 places to eat or shop.
FFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 4 places to eat, 3 kinds of cuisine, 0.2 large grocery stores and 7 open storefronts.
Residents: Local stores cover most everyday shopping needs. Resident of over 10 years, Aug 2023
DParks and green space
71% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 467 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 285 street trees within 300 m of the average home.
Residents: Oakwood has some decent parks and is a pleasant area to walk around. Resident of over 10 years, Aug 2023

FCommunity
13% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 14% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 2 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
FNightlife
About 2 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

A+Safety
1.6 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (33 in all).
Residents: Oakwood feels safe, though the area by the train station gets a little sketchy at night. Resident of 30 years, Aug 2023
A+Quiet
17 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: Oakwood is a nice, quiet neighborhood to live in. Resident of almost 11 years, Feb 2026
BBuilding upkeep
15.3 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 5 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

QuietOakwood is a nice, quiet neighborhood to live in. Resident of almost 11 years, Feb 2026
Parks and green spaceOakwood has some decent parks and is a pleasant area to walk around. Resident of over 10 years, Aug 2023

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Oakwood feels safe, though the area by the train station gets a little sketchy at night.
Resident of 30 years, Aug 2023
Oakwood is a very safe neighborhood.
Not a resident, Aug 2023
Oakwood is fine for a woman moving there to live alone.
Not a resident, Aug 2023

Local stores cover most everyday shopping needs.
Resident of over 10 years, Aug 2023
Oakwood has plenty of shopping.
Not a resident, Aug 2023
NetCost, a well-liked Russian grocery, is at Clarke Avenue and Amboy Road.
Not a resident, Aug 2023

Most of Oakwood is quiet, except near the commercial strips.
Resident of over 10 years, Aug 2023

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

Residents: The SIM1 express bus is reliable, but trip times vary a lot by time of day. Resident of over 10 years, Aug 2023

Richmondtown began as the village of Coccles Town, picked in 1711 for the county prison because it sat near the center of the island. In 1729 it became the county seat for all of Staten Island and was renamed, and a county courthouse was built that year. Source
Historic Richmond Town is a 100-acre living history village with 40 historic structures, which it calls the largest, most complete living history village in New York City. The city bought the site in the early 1950s to preserve it. Source
St. Patrick's Church on St. Patrick's Place, built in 1862 at the edge of historic Richmondtown, is a city landmark and an early example of the Romanesque Revival style. Source
Oakwood is a neighborhood of one- and two-family homes and garden apartments, with its main shops along Hylan Boulevard. Development came quickly after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964. Source
A 1994 Army Corps of Engineers study described the houses of low-lying Oakwood Beach as mostly bungalows, and recorded serious flooding there from a December 1992 storm and a March 1993 blizzard. Source
Great Kills Park, 523 acres on the shore just south of Oakwood Beach, was run by the city from 1947 and became part of the National Park Service's Gateway National Recreation Area in 1972. It has a lifeguarded beach, trails, fishing areas and a marina. Source