DUMBO Brooklyn 11201: Crime, Schools, and Real Estate Analyzed
By Sharon Ben-Moshe · June 19, 2026
DUMBO / Downtown Brooklyn (ZIP 11201) scores 60/100 on NeighborScore — the top of our NYC set — led by a 76 school score. Here's the crime, schools, and home-value data.
DUMBO / Downtown Brooklyn (ZIP 11201) scores 60/100, the highest in our New York City set. NeighborScore's overall score blends safety (53%) and schools (47%); home value is shown separately as an affordability signal and does not change the overall. Safety is FBI Part I violent crime per resident vs the ZIP's county; schools blend grade coverage with NCES math/reading proficiency.
School score: 76/100
Per NCES data, schools serving 11201 reach about 61% math and 69% reading proficiency across ~20 public schools, and the ZIP's access to Brooklyn Technical High School — one of NYC's specialized exam schools — anchors the profile. Schools are DUMBO's strongest dimension.
Safety score: 45/100
On violent crime per resident vs the rest of the borough/county, 11201 lands mid-range (45). For a dense, high-traffic area adjacent to Manhattan that is a solid result, though not among the safest NYC ZIPs.
Home value: affordability 17/100
Zillow shows a typical home around $1.75M with rents near $4,660/mo and ~70 days on market — expensive even by NYC standards, hence the low affordability score (context only; it does not affect the 60 overall).
Bottom line
DUMBO leads NYC's analyzed ZIPs at 60/100 on strong schools and mid-range safety, at a high price. Families prioritizing schools get the most here; budget buyers will find it steep.