New York City Neighborhoods Ranked: Crime, Schools, and Value

Among the New York City ZIPs we analyze, DUMBO / Downtown Brooklyn (11201) leads at 60/100, ahead of Times Square / Midtown West (10036) at 53 and Chelsea / Hudson Yards (10001) at 38. 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.

DUMBO (11201): 60

DUMBO leads on schools (76) and is mid-range on safety (45), anchored by access to Brooklyn Tech. A typical home is around $1.75M (affordability 17).

Times Square / Midtown West (10036): 53

Midtown West is the surprise: its school score (85) is the highest of the three — NCES shows about 77% math and 83% reading across the area's schools — which lifts it to 53 despite a low safety score (25) for the high-traffic core. Typical home ~$1.80M.

Chelsea / Hudson Yards (10001): 38

Chelsea scores 38: safety 25 and schools 53 (about 44% math across only a couple of in-ZIP schools). It is also the most expensive here — a ~$2.64M median — so affordability is low (14).

NYC at a glance

DUMBO 11201 — 60 | safety 45 | schools 76. Times Sq/Midtown West 10036 — 53 | safety 25 | schools 85. Chelsea 10001 — 38 | safety 25 | schools 53. Sources: NYC open data (FBI Part I violent crime), NCES, Zillow.