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Bed-Stuy vs Bushwick
Bed-Stuy and Bushwick are official neighborhoods in New York. Bed-Stuy leads safety (71 vs 62). Bed-Stuy leads walk. Bed-Stuy has the lower ACS median rent ($2,079).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Bed-Stuy | Bushwick |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 71 | 62 |
| Schools | 17 | 3 |
| Walk | 100 | 57 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 36 | 20 |
| Median rent | $2,079 | $2,202 |
| Median home | $1,371,517 | $975,405 |
| Population | 182,837 | 112,557 |
| Commute to Midtown | 35 min | 36 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 33 min | 37 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 14 min | 18 min |
Bed-Stuy
Block after block of brownstone, a food scene that caught up, and a scale the other Brooklyn names do not have.
$2,079 median rent · safety 71 · walk 100
Bushwick
Warehouses, murals, and a loft inventory that keeps replenishing. Cheaper than Williamsburg, louder than both.
$2,202 median rent · safety 62 · walk 57
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.