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Carroll Gardens vs Park Slope
Carroll Gardens and Park Slope are two official neighborhoods in New York. Park Slope is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 86). Carroll Gardens 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 | Park Slope |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 86 | 100 |
| Schools | 77 | 100 |
| Walk | 23 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 82 |
| Vibe | 21 | 7 |
| Median rent | $2,329 | $3,043 |
| Median home | $1,626,285 | $1,614,230 |
| Population | 58,384 | 59,281 |
| Commute to Midtown | 35 min | 41 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 28 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 12 min | 19 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Carroll Gardens | Park Slope |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 69% | 57% |
| Median age | 38.1 | 37.8 |
| Median income | $148K | $194K |
| Part I per 1k | 9.6 | 7.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 73 | 38 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 66 | 72 |
| Parks / 800m | 80 | 41 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,360 | 884 |
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. Slope is 67% 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 you want the cafes and the night and the rent gap is the point. Vibe is 21 vs 7. ACS median rent is $2,329 vs $3,043. Walk is 23 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Park Slope if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 100 vs 77. Safety is 100 vs 86. 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
Park Slope
Prospect Park, strollers, and food-coop politics that became a punchline and then a brand. The family neighborhood people mean.
$3,043 median rent · safety 100 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Carroll Gardens or Park Slope?
Carroll Gardens is the lower ACS median: $2,329 vs $3,043. About 69% rent in Carroll Gardens vs 57% in Park Slope. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Carroll Gardens more walkable than Park Slope?
Carroll Gardens wins the errand count (walk 23 vs 0). Groceries inside 800 meters: 73 vs 38. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Carroll Gardens or Park Slope?
Park Slope is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 86). Combined rate 7.5 vs 9.6 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Carroll Gardens or Park Slope?
Park Slope leads the school axis (100 vs 77). Nearby rating is 8.8 / 10 vs 8.1 / 10. Median age 37.8 vs 38.1. Carroll Gardens 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, 41 from Park Slope. Carroll Gardens is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Carroll Gardens or Park Slope: DUMBO. Cobblestones under the bridges, tech offices, and a park that photographs well. Downtown Brooklyn is in the same official unit.
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.