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Bed-Stuy vs Carroll Gardens
Bed-Stuy and Carroll Gardens are official neighborhoods in New York. Carroll Gardens leads safety (86 vs 71). 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 | Carroll Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 71 | 86 |
| Schools | 17 | 77 |
| Walk | 100 | 23 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 36 | 21 |
| Median rent | $2,079 | $2,329 |
| Median home | $1,371,517 | $1,626,285 |
| Population | 182,837 | 58,384 |
| Commute to Midtown | 35 min | 35 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 33 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 14 min | 12 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
Carroll Gardens
Court Street, Italian leftovers, and Gowanus condos at the edge. Cobble Hill and Red Hook share the official polygon.
$2,329 median rent · safety 86 · walk 23
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.