66fit
Williamsburg
$3K median rent
The Bedford stop, the waterfront towers, and a weekend that starts on Thursday. Still the default Brooklyn landing.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 72Safety 48
New York/Astoria
58fit
Astoria
Official neighborhood: Astoria (North, Central, Old Astoria)
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
30th Avenue, Ditmars, and the last neighborhood where a one-bedroom still sometimes behaves. Greek, Egyptian, Brazilian, and a beer garden.
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Best in New York for familiesWalkable New YorkUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
76
173 violent · 922 property · 9.9 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026)+26 vs city set
Schools
47
Rating 7.2 / 10 nearby0 vs city set
Walk
44
OSM: 90 groceries · 62 cafes · 177 transit · 73 parks+4 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,197 ACS median vs your rent budget+14 vs city set
Vibe
30
OSM: 62 cafes · 294 restaurants · 57 bars · 73 parks-7 vs city set
Commute to work
From Astoria, a typical weekday is 41 min to Midtown, 50 min to FiDi, 32 min to Downtown Brooklyn. Not live traffic.
Downtown Brooklyn is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Midtown
41 min
Times Square, Hudson Yards · +14 min vs the city-set median
FiDi
50 min
Wall Street, ferries · +21 min vs the city-set median
Downtown Brooklyn
32 min
BAM, Dumbo, Borough Hall · +10 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $2,197 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 26% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($102K) could “afford” about $2,562 a month at 30% of pay.
81% of households rent. Median home value is $935,946.
ACS median rent
$2,197
30% income budget
$2,562
Rent / income
26%
Median home
$935,946
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Astoria is 21% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 90 groceries, 62 cafes, 73 parks, and 177 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 73 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (177 stops or stations).
62 cafes and 294 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the New York set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 16 of the other 21 areas in this city.
Population
110,662
Median age
37.3
Median income
$102K
Renters
81%
Bachelor+
57%
Violent / 1k
1.6
Property / 1k
8.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 34 census tracts · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streetsWaterfront
Crime is NYPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
30th Avenue, Ditmars, and the last neighborhood where a one-bedroom still sometimes behaves. Zillow’s 2025 notes: prewar walk-ups, N/W trains, Greek and Egyptian restaurants, Astoria Park, the Museum of the Moving Image. Diversity is the street, not a slogan.
It is big. Ditmars is not Broadway is not the waterfront. Weight cost, walk, and vibe. LIC is the glass-tower alternative with a better Manhattan clock. Jackson Heights is the denser, more subway-in-the-middle Queens. People stay in Astoria longer than they meant to.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
2,399 reports
- Illegal Parking606
- GENERAL401
- Blocked Driveway144
- Noise - Residential126
- Rodent80
- Illegal Parking
- Illegal Parking
- Noise - Residential
- Noise
- Noise - Residential
NYC 311 from 2020–present, last 14 days, mapped to 2020 NTAs. No addresses stored. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/nyc that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/nyc lately: food.
- This totally undersells how awesome Astoria Seafood is
r/nyc · Aug 28 · 13 upvotes · 9 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Astoria safe?
Astoria sits on the quieter side of this New York map (safety 76 vs city 50). NYPD logged 1.6 violent and 8.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 9.9 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Astoria?
ACS median rent is $2,197 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 81% of households rent. Median home value is $935,946. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Astoria walkable?
Walk is 44 here vs 40 for the New York set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 90 groceries, 62 cafes, 177 transit stops, 73 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Astoria good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.2 / 10. Median age is 37.3. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Astoria?
41 typical weekday minutes to Midtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Astoria?
About 110,662 people. Median income $102K. 57% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Astoria?
Jackson Heights, Long Island City, Greenpoint sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Astoria vs Jackson Heights.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Astoria vs Jackson HeightsAstoria vs Long Island CityAstoria vs Greenpoint
55fit
Bushwick
$2K median rent
Warehouses, murals, and a loft inventory that keeps replenishing. Cheaper than Williamsburg, louder than both.
NightlifeWalk 57Safety 62
47fit
Greenpoint
$3K median rent
Polish bakeries, a waterfront that finally opened, and the overflow from Williamsburg without the L-train crush.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 20Safety 95
38fit
Jackson Heights
$2K median rent
Roosevelt Avenue, the 7 train, and the densest food in Queens. Diversity is the amenity, not a slogan.
Family streetsWalk 3Safety 90
36fit
Long Island City
$3K median rent
Waterfront towers, the 7 train, and a skyline that faces Manhattan. New-build default for people priced out of the island.
PlannedWaterfrontWalk 22Safety 33