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Bed-Stuy vs Park Slope
Bed-Stuy and Park Slope are two official neighborhoods in New York. Park Slope is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 71). 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 | Park Slope |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 71 | 100 |
| Schools | 17 | 100 |
| Walk | 100 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 82 |
| Vibe | 36 | 7 |
| Median rent | $2,079 | $3,043 |
| Median home | $1,371,517 | $1,614,230 |
| Population | 182,837 | 59,281 |
| Commute to Midtown | 35 min | 41 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 33 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 14 min | 19 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Bed-Stuy | Park Slope |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 78% | 57% |
| Median age | 33 | 37.8 |
| Median income | $85K | $194K |
| Part I per 1k | 10.5 | 7.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 165 | 38 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 312 | 72 |
| Parks / 800m | 120 | 41 |
| 311 last 14 days | 3,010 | 884 |
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. Slope is 67% 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 rent gap is the point. Walk is 100 vs 0. ACS median rent is $2,079 vs $3,043. Vibe is 36 vs 7. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Park Slope if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 100 vs 17. Safety is 100 vs 71. 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
Park Slope
Prospect Park, strollers, and food-coop politics that became a punchline and then a brand. The family neighborhood people mean.
$3,043 median rent · safety 100 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Bed-Stuy or Park Slope?
Bed-Stuy is the lower ACS median: $2,079 vs $3,043. About 78% rent in Bed-Stuy vs 57% in Park Slope. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Bed-Stuy more walkable than Park Slope?
Bed-Stuy wins the errand count (walk 100 vs 0). Groceries inside 800 meters: 165 vs 38. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Bed-Stuy or Park Slope?
Park Slope is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 71). Combined rate 7.5 vs 10.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Bed-Stuy or Park Slope?
Park Slope leads the school axis (100 vs 17). Nearby rating is 8.8 / 10 vs 6.3 / 10. Median age 37.8 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, 41 from Park Slope. Bed-Stuy is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Bed-Stuy or Park Slope: Bushwick. Warehouses, murals, and a loft inventory that keeps replenishing. Cheaper than Williamsburg, louder than both.
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.