Living in West Farms: rent, commute and grades

The Bronx · Updated November 2026

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Rent in West Farms

$1,085 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.

C+Walkability
The average home has 4.5 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 189 places to eat or shop.
C+Food and shopping
Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 25 places to eat, 12 kinds of cuisine, 4.4 large grocery stores and 121 open storefronts.
A+Parks and green space
100% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 872 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 558 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

CCommunity
20% of households moved in since 2018, 5% are roommates sharing a home, 18% 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.

FSafety
16.5 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (305 in all).
DQuiet
58 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.
FBuilding upkeep
89.3 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 18.5 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 hourWest Farms

West Farms got its name in 1663, when Edward Jessup and John Richardson, both from Connecticut, bought the land and named it to set their property apart from the settlement at Westchester Village. Source
The Old West Farms Soldier Cemetery at Bryant Avenue and East 180th Street, a city landmark since 1967, is the oldest public veterans' burial ground in the Bronx. Forty veterans of four wars, from the War of 1812 to World War I, are buried there, the first in 1815. Source
Compass Residences, eight buildings with about 1,400 affordable homes in West Farms and Crotona Park East, grew out of the city's 2011 rezoning of the area. Its last building, Compass Six at 1923 West Farms Road, broke ground in 2021 on a former industrial strip. Source
The Sheridan Expressway beside the Bronx River was turned into Sheridan Boulevard, a pedestrian-friendly street, in a $75 million state project finished in 2019 that reconnected the area to Starlight Park and the river. Source
Starlight Park, along the Bronx River, has ball fields, playgrounds, trails and river access, and River House, a place to learn about river activities. Source
The Bronx Zoo, Crotona Park and Starlight Park are all within walking distance of the West Farms Road area, according to the city's 2011 environmental review. Source