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Brooklyn Heights vs Lower East Side
Brooklyn Heights and Lower East Side are official neighborhoods in New York. Brooklyn Heights leads safety (81 vs 10). Lower East Side leads walk. Lower East Side has the lower ACS median rent ($1,780).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Brooklyn Heights | Lower East Side |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 81 | 10 |
| Schools | 83 | 7 |
| Walk | 4 | 31 |
| Cost fit | 79 | 100 |
| Vibe | 15 | 43 |
| Median rent | $3,146 | $1,780 |
| Median home | $1,160,148 | $890,452 |
| Population | 26,031 | 32,164 |
| Commute to Midtown | 33 min | 18 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 22 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 13 min | 18 min |
Brooklyn Heights
The promenade, the court district, and the first suburb the ferry invented. Quiet money, stoops, and a skyline you do not own.
$3,146 median rent · safety 81 · walk 4
Lower East Side
Orchard Street, public housing, and new condos sharing the same blocks. Night-out density with daytime fruit stands.
$1,780 median rent · safety 10 · walk 31
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.