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Bushwick vs Fort Greene
Bushwick and Fort Greene are two official neighborhoods in New York. Bushwick is the calmer Part I map (62 vs 57). Bushwick wins the errand count. Bushwick has the lower ACS median ($2,202).
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 | Bushwick | Fort Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 62 | 57 |
| Schools | 3 | 60 |
| Walk | 57 | 33 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 20 | 24 |
| Median rent | $2,202 | $2,487 |
| Median home | $975,405 | $1,009,644 |
| Population | 112,557 | 62,385 |
| Commute to Midtown | 36 min | 28 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 37 min | 27 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 18 min | 8 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Bushwick | Fort Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 84% | 71% |
| Median age | 32.9 | 36.1 |
| Median income | $85K | $125K |
| Part I per 1k | 13.1 | 13.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 125 | 74 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 192 | 132 |
| Parks / 800m | 51 | 120 |
| 311 last 14 days | 2,480 | 1,243 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Bushwick is 21% above the 2024 city median. Ft Grn is 37% 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 Bushwick if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 20 vs 24. Walk is 57 vs 33. ACS median rent is $2,202 vs $2,487. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Fort Greene if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Schools score 60 vs 3. Fort Greene is tagged family on this map; Bushwick is not. 28 vs 36 minutes to Midtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Bushwick
Warehouses, murals, and a loft inventory that keeps replenishing. Cheaper than Williamsburg, louder than both.
$2,202 median rent · safety 62 · walk 57
Fort Greene
The park, BAM, and brownstones that held value through every cycle. Clinton Hill is the next street over.
$2,487 median rent · safety 57 · walk 33
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Bushwick or Fort Greene?
Bushwick is the lower ACS median: $2,202 vs $2,487. About 84% rent in Bushwick vs 71% in Fort Greene. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Bushwick more walkable than Fort Greene?
Bushwick wins the errand count (walk 57 vs 33). Groceries inside 800 meters: 125 vs 74. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Bushwick or Fort Greene?
Bushwick is the calmer Part I read (62 vs 57). Combined rate 13.1 vs 13.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Bushwick or Fort Greene?
Fort Greene leads the school axis (60 vs 3). Nearby rating is 7.6 / 10 vs 5.9 / 10. Median age 36.1 vs 32.9. Bushwick has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Midtown?
36 minutes from Bushwick to Midtown, 28 from Fort Greene. Fort Greene is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Bushwick or Fort Greene: Bed-Stuy. Block after block of brownstone, a food scene that caught up, and a scale the other Brooklyn names do not have.
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.