Living in Springfield Gardens: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated November 2026

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Rent in Springfield Gardens

$1,122 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 2.9 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 37 places to eat or shop.
FFood and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 9 places to eat, 6 kinds of cuisine, 1.5 large grocery stores and 22 open storefronts.
DParks and green space
79% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 166 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 311 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

FCommunity
13% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 17% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 1 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
FNightlife
About 0 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

B-Safety
4.8 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (278 in all).
AQuiet
23 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.
B+Building upkeep
9.3 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 4.5 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 hourSpringfield Gardens

Springfield Gardens is a low-rise residential neighborhood in southeast Queens, just north of JFK International Airport and east of Baisley Pond Park. Source
Most homes are one- and two-family detached and semi-detached houses built in the mid-1900s; a 2005 rezoning limited new building in the northern part to the same kinds of houses. Source
Commercial zoning runs along Rockaway Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue, and Baisley Boulevard and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard are the main roads framing the northern section. Source
Rochdale Village, a housing cooperative on the neighborhood's northern edge, went up quickly after the Jamaica Racetrack closed in 1959, and was the world's largest private housing cooperative when it opened in 1963. Source
Rochdale Village spreads over 120 landscaped acres with playgrounds, a community garden, two shopping malls, a community center and a senior center. Source
Brookville, the southern part of the neighborhood, is ringed by Brookville Park, Idlewild Park and Springfield Park, and has a four-block group of Old English-style row houses next to Brookville Park. Source

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