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Bed-Stuy vs East Village
Bed-Stuy and East Village are two official neighborhoods in New York. Bed-Stuy is the calmer Part I map (71 vs 43). Bed-Stuy wins the errand count. Bed-Stuy has the lower ACS median ($2,079).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official New York neighborhoods.
| Axis | Bed-Stuy | East Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 71 | 43 |
| Schools | 17 | 27 |
| Walk | 100 | 53 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 36 | 75 |
| Median rent | $2,079 | $2,399 |
| Median home | $1,371,517 | $1,076,273 |
| Population | 182,837 | 59,866 |
| Commute to Midtown | 35 min | 16 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 33 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 14 min | 21 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Bed-Stuy | East Village |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 78% | 83% |
| Median age | 33 | 33.5 |
| Median income | $85K | $105K |
| Part I per 1k | 10.5 | 14.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 165 | 88 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 312 | 105 |
| Parks / 800m | 120 | 120 |
| 311 last 14 days | 3,010 | 1,267 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Bed-Stuy is 14% above the 2024 city median. E Vill is 32% 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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Bed-Stuy if you want the errands on foot and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Walk is 100 vs 53. Safety is 71 vs 43. ACS median rent is $2,079 vs $2,399. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick East Village if you want the cafes and the night and the shorter ride to Midtown is the point. Vibe is 75 vs 36. 16 vs 35 minutes to Midtown. Schools score 27 vs 17. Read both pages before you decide.
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
East Village
St. Marks to Tompkins, bars stacked on bars, and a residual punk that the brunch menus cannot quite kill.
$2,399 median rent · safety 43 · walk 53
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Bed-Stuy or East Village?
Bed-Stuy is the lower ACS median: $2,079 vs $2,399. About 78% rent in Bed-Stuy vs 83% in East Village. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Bed-Stuy more walkable than East Village?
Bed-Stuy wins the errand count (walk 100 vs 53). Groceries inside 800 meters: 165 vs 88. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Bed-Stuy or East Village?
Bed-Stuy is the calmer Part I read (71 vs 43). Combined rate 10.5 vs 14.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Bed-Stuy or East Village?
East Village leads the school axis (27 vs 17). Nearby rating is 6.6 / 10 vs 6.3 / 10. Median age 33.5 vs 33. Bed-Stuy has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Midtown?
35 minutes from Bed-Stuy to Midtown, 16 from East Village. East Village is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Bed-Stuy or East Village: Fort Greene. The park, BAM, and brownstones that held value through every cycle. Clinton Hill is the next street over.
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.