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Bushwick vs Williamsburg
Bushwick and Williamsburg are two official neighborhoods in New York. Bushwick is the calmer Part I map (62 vs 48). Williamsburg 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 | Williamsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 62 | 48 |
| Schools | 3 | 40 |
| Walk | 57 | 72 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 98 |
| Vibe | 20 | 61 |
| Median rent | $2,202 | $2,549 |
| Median home | $975,405 | $1,284,729 |
| Population | 112,557 | 117,387 |
| Commute to Midtown | 36 min | 27 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 37 min | 31 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 18 min | 13 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Bushwick | Williamsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 84% | 85% |
| Median age | 32.9 | 32.9 |
| Median income | $85K | $129K |
| Part I per 1k | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 125 | 100 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 192 | 221 |
| Parks / 800m | 51 | 120 |
| 311 last 14 days | 2,480 | 2,487 |
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. Wburg is 40% 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 the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 62 vs 48. ACS median rent is $2,202 vs $2,549. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Williamsburg if you want the cafes and the night and the school rating nearby is the point. Vibe is 61 vs 20. Schools score 40 vs 3. Walk is 72 vs 57. 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
Williamsburg
The Bedford stop, the waterfront towers, and a weekend that starts on Thursday. Still the default Brooklyn landing.
$2,549 median rent · safety 48 · walk 72
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Bushwick or Williamsburg?
Bushwick is the lower ACS median: $2,202 vs $2,549. About 84% rent in Bushwick vs 85% in Williamsburg. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Bushwick more walkable than Williamsburg?
Williamsburg wins the errand count (walk 57 vs 72). Groceries inside 800 meters: 125 vs 100. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Bushwick or Williamsburg?
Bushwick is the calmer Part I read (62 vs 48). Combined rate 13.1 vs 13.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Bushwick or Williamsburg?
Williamsburg leads the school axis (40 vs 3). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 5.9 / 10. Median age 32.9 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, 27 from Williamsburg. Williamsburg is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Bushwick or Williamsburg: 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.