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Chelsea vs East Village
Chelsea and East Village are official neighborhoods in New York. East Village leads safety (43 vs 19). East Village leads walk. East Village has the lower ACS median rent ($2,399).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Chelsea | East Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 19 | 43 |
| Schools | 47 | 27 |
| Walk | 30 | 53 |
| Cost fit | 94 | 100 |
| Vibe | 44 | 75 |
| Median rent | $2,659 | $2,399 |
| Median home | $983,541 | $1,076,273 |
| Population | 52,113 | 59,866 |
| Commute to Midtown | 11 min | 16 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 20 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 26 min | 21 min |
Chelsea
Galleries, the High Line, and a waterfront that turned into towers. The gayborhood label stuck; the warehouses did not.
$2,659 median rent · safety 19 · walk 30
East Village
St. Marks to Tompkins, bars stacked on bars, and a residual punk that the brunch menus cannot quite kill.
$2,399 median rent · safety 43 · walk 53
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.