Living in St. George: rent, commute and grades

Staten Island · Updated November 2026

The Lower Manhattan skyline stretched across blue harbor water under a blue sky with small clouds, seen from the St. George shore.
The orange Staten Island ferry docked at the terminal's pilings under a blue sky.
The brick and terracotta St. George Theatre building with its marquee under a blue sky with clouds.
A green waterfront with trees, a pier and the skyline across the harbor on a clear day.
The distant skyline of Lower Manhattan across a wide blue stretch of harbor.
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This guide also covers New Brighton, which shares St. George’s official city boundaries.

Rent in St. George

$1,325 a month, estimated

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

St. George is cheaper with roommates

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DOverall

St. George graded

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Everyday life

  • DWalkability

    The average home has 4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 71 places to eat or shop.

    Residents: There is little to walk to locally; groceries need delivery or a car. Former owner-resident of 8 years, Sep 2025

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

  • FFood and shopping

    Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 22 places to eat, 13 kinds of cuisine, 0.7 large grocery stores and 32 open storefronts.

    Residents: The closest moderate-size supermarket is 30 minutes away at a good time, 50 on a busy day. Resident, Nov 2025

    City data alone would give D; what residents say in 5 Reddit threads moves it to F.

  • CParks and green space

    100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 83 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 319 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

    Residents: Being near Snug Harbor is worth living here on its own. Resident, Sep 2025

People

  • B-Community

    17% of households moved in since 2018, 7% are roommates sharing a home, 20% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 10 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: A very active, lively community with neighborhood events and many cultures mixing. Resident, Sep 2025

  • CNightlife

    About 8 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: There are some very solid bars around St. George. Resident, Jun 2023

Home and safety

  • C-Safety

    9.4 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (198 in all).

    Residents: The crime rate is higher in this area, yet living here has not meant experiencing crime or real danger. Resident, Aug 2024

    City data alone would give D; what residents say in 3 Reddit threads moves it to C-.

  • B-Quiet

    46 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: Feels like the quiet of the suburbs with the city close by. New resident, Sep 2025

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

  • C-Building upkeep

    48.8 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 7.9 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

  • Families with kids

What residents say

Residents like

  • QuietFeels like the quiet of the suburbs with the city close by. New resident, Sep 2025
  • Parks and green spaceBeing near Snug Harbor is worth living here on its own. Resident, Sep 2025
  • Food and shoppingRestaurants and bars around St. George are very solid, with a bit of an art scene on the North Shore. Resident, Jun 2023
  • SafetyThe crime rate is higher in this area, yet living here has not meant experiencing crime or real danger. Resident, Aug 2024
  • Parks and green spaceLiving off Richmond Terrace means being next to Snug Harbor. Former resident, Mar 2024

Residents don’t like

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Safety

  • Feels safe day to day; passing a homeless person now and then is no different from Manhattan, and nobody has bothered this resident.

    Resident, Aug 2024

  • Twenty years in St. George have not made it feel unsafe.

    Resident of 20 years, Aug 2024

  • Walking to and from the ferry at all hours as a woman has raised no safety concerns; sketchy people tend to gather around late-night delis.

    Resident of 4 years, Sep 2025

Community

Food and shopping

Nightlife

Walkability

Quiet

Parks and green space

Building upkeep

Getting around from St. George

Map of New York City neighborhoods shaded by travel time by subway or bus from St. George
By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourSt. George
  • St George SIR

Residents: The NYC Ferry dock is a 3 to 5 minute walk from Richmond Terrace, and several bus routes stop near the ferry terminal. Resident, Sep 2025

Residents: Even living close to the ferry, Midtown is still about an hour away. Resident, Aug 2024

What to know about St. George

  • St. George is Staten Island's civic center and main transit hub. It became the borough's civic center when Borough Hall opened in 1907, followed by the St. George Public Library and the Richmond County Courthouse. Source
  • St. George sits where its two main streets meet: Richmond Terrace and Bay Street, both commercial and bus corridors that link the North Shore from Mariner's Harbor and Port Richmond to Stapleton and Rosebank. Source
  • St. George is the most densely built neighborhood on Staten Island, with single-family homes mixed with a large number of rental and owner-occupied apartment buildings, according to a 2008 city planning study. Source
  • The St. George Historic District, designated in 1994, holds about 78 buildings on the hillside streets around St. Marks Place, Carroll Place and Westervelt Avenue. Most of its houses date from the 1880s and 1890s and mix the Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Shingle styles. Source
  • The name St. George first appears on an 1885 map. Ferry promoter Erastus Wiman is said to have given it to the new ferry terminal after George Law, a railroad engineer and financier who made land available for the railroad and terminal. Source
  • New Brighton, next to St. George, began in 1834 and 1835 as one of the earliest planned suburbs in New York City, promoted as a commuter suburb reached from Manhattan by steamboat ferry. Source
  • The St. George Theatre on Hyatt Street, Staten Island's oldest theater, opened in 1929 as a 2,800-seat vaudeville house and movie palace. It was saved from demolition by a 2004 campaign and now hosts concerts, film screenings and stage shows. Source
  • The free Staten Island Ferry runs from the St. George Terminal at 1 Bay Street to the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan, a trip of about 25 minutes. Source

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