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Carroll Gardens vs Park Slope
Carroll Gardens and Park Slope are official neighborhoods in New York. Park Slope leads safety (100 vs 86). Carroll Gardens leads walk. Carroll Gardens has the lower ACS median rent ($2,329).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| 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 |
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
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.