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Carroll Gardens vs DUMBO
Carroll Gardens and DUMBO are two official neighborhoods in New York. Carroll Gardens is the calmer Part I map (86 vs 14). DUMBO wins the errand count. Carroll Gardens has the lower ACS median ($2,329).
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 | Carroll Gardens | DUMBO |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 86 | 14 |
| Schools | 77 | 50 |
| Walk | 23 | 43 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 81 |
| Vibe | 21 | 36 |
| Median rent | $2,329 | $3,092 |
| Median home | $1,626,285 | $1,449,254 |
| Population | 58,384 | 39,977 |
| Commute to Midtown | 35 min | 30 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 28 min | 24 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 12 min | 8 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Carroll Gardens | DUMBO |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 69% | 74% |
| Median age | 38.1 | 35.4 |
| Median income | $148K | $168K |
| Part I per 1k | 9.6 | 30.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 73 | 73 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 66 | 162 |
| Parks / 800m | 80 | 120 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,360 | 1,480 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Carroll is 28% above the 2024 city median. DUMBO is 70% 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 Carroll Gardens if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 86 vs 14. ACS median rent is $2,329 vs $3,092. Schools score 77 vs 50. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick DUMBO if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 43 vs 23. Vibe is 36 vs 21. Read both pages before you decide.
Carroll Gardens
Court Street, Italian leftovers, and Gowanus condos at the edge. Cobble Hill and Red Hook share the official polygon.
$2,329 median rent · safety 86 · walk 23
DUMBO
Cobblestones under the bridges, tech offices, and a park that photographs well. Downtown Brooklyn is in the same official unit.
$3,092 median rent · safety 14 · walk 43
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Carroll Gardens or DUMBO?
Carroll Gardens is the lower ACS median: $2,329 vs $3,092. About 69% rent in Carroll Gardens vs 74% in DUMBO. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Carroll Gardens more walkable than DUMBO?
DUMBO wins the errand count (walk 23 vs 43). Groceries inside 800 meters: 73 vs 73. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Carroll Gardens or DUMBO?
Carroll Gardens is the calmer Part I read (86 vs 14). Combined rate 9.6 vs 30.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Carroll Gardens or DUMBO?
Carroll Gardens leads the school axis (77 vs 50). Nearby rating is 8.1 / 10 vs 7.3 / 10. Median age 38.1 vs 35.4. DUMBO has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Midtown?
35 minutes from Carroll Gardens to Midtown, 30 from DUMBO. DUMBO is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Carroll Gardens or DUMBO: Brooklyn Heights. The promenade, the court district, and the first suburb the ferry invented. Quiet money, stoops, and a skyline you do not own.
Carroll Gardens vs Brooklyn HeightsDUMBO vs Brooklyn Heights
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.