Living in Throgs Neck: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated October 2026

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This guide also covers Schuylerville, Silver Beach and Locust Point, which share Throgs Neck’s official city boundaries.

Rent in Throgs Neck

$1,334 a month

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

COverall

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

DWalkability
The average home has 3.4 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 71 places to eat or shop.
C-Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 22 places to eat, 13 kinds of cuisine, 0.8 large grocery stores and 41 open storefronts.
DParks and green space
66% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 538 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 279 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

CCommunity
17% of households moved in since 2018, 4% are roommates sharing a home, 17% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 11 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.
C+Nightlife
About 9 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

BSafety
4.5 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (217 in all).
B-Quiet
34 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.
BBuilding upkeep
10.8 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 5.4 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 hourThrogs Neck

East Tremont Avenue is Throgs Neck's main street: a low-density, walkable shopping corridor whose business improvement district runs from Bruckner Boulevard to Miles Avenue. Source
In the 19th century Throgs Neck was large farms and estates, then a fashionable summer resort. Transit lines reached it in 1898, and the big estates were eventually broken up into smaller row homes. Source
Housing is a mix of small homes and the Throggs Neck Houses public housing complex. Source
Throgs Neck takes its name from John Throckmorton, who settled in the area in 1643. Source
The Throgs Neck Bridge, opened in 1961, crosses to Queens where the East River meets Long Island Sound. The MTA lists its Bronx neighbors as Throgs Neck, Locust Point and SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler. Source
Fort Schuyler, begun in 1833 to guard the western end of Long Island Sound, was leased in 1931 to the state Merchant Marine Academy and is now part of SUNY Maritime College. Source
Throgs Neck has a stop on NYC Ferry's Rockaway-Soundview route, which links the Bronx with Lower Manhattan, Sunset Park and the Rockaways. Source