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Bushwick vs Jackson Heights
Bushwick and Jackson Heights are two official neighborhoods in New York. Jackson Heights is the calmer Part I map (90 vs 62). Bushwick wins the errand count. Jackson Heights has the lower ACS median ($1,861).
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 | Jackson Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 62 | 90 |
| Schools | 3 | 30 |
| Walk | 57 | 3 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 20 | 0 |
| Median rent | $2,202 | $1,861 |
| Median home | $975,405 | $563,589 |
| Population | 112,557 | 93,975 |
| Commute to Midtown | 36 min | 42 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 37 min | 48 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 18 min | 28 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Bushwick | Jackson Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 84% | 60% |
| Median age | 32.9 | 42.5 |
| Median income | $85K | $80K |
| Part I per 1k | 13.1 | 9.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 125 | 45 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 192 | 99 |
| Parks / 800m | 51 | 68 |
| 311 last 14 days | 2,480 | 1,200 |
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. Jackson is 2% 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 0. Walk is 57 vs 3. 36 vs 42 minutes to Midtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Jackson Heights if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 90 vs 62. Schools score 30 vs 3. ACS median rent is $1,861 vs $2,202. 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
Jackson Heights
Roosevelt Avenue, the 7 train, and the densest food in Queens. Diversity is the amenity, not a slogan.
$1,861 median rent · safety 90 · walk 3
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Bushwick or Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights is the lower ACS median: $2,202 vs $1,861. About 60% rent in Jackson Heights vs 84% in Bushwick. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Bushwick more walkable than Jackson Heights?
Bushwick wins the errand count (walk 57 vs 3). Groceries inside 800 meters: 125 vs 45. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Bushwick or Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights is the calmer Part I read (90 vs 62). Combined rate 9.4 vs 13.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Bushwick or Jackson Heights?
Jackson Heights leads the school axis (30 vs 3). Nearby rating is 6.7 / 10 vs 5.9 / 10. Median age 42.5 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, 42 from Jackson Heights. Bushwick is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Bushwick or Jackson Heights: 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.