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Chelsea vs West Village
Chelsea and West Village are official neighborhoods in New York. West Village leads safety (24 vs 19). West Village leads walk. Chelsea has the lower ACS median rent ($2,659).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Chelsea | West Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 19 | 24 |
| Schools | 47 | 67 |
| Walk | 30 | 68 |
| Cost fit | 94 | 82 |
| Vibe | 44 | 100 |
| Median rent | $2,659 | $3,044 |
| Median home | $983,541 | $1,411,889 |
| Population | 52,113 | 55,185 |
| Commute to Midtown | 11 min | 15 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 20 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 26 min | 25 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
West Village
West 4th, brownstone streets that ignore the grid, and rents that assume you already live here. The postcard is the product.
$3,044 median rent · safety 24 · walk 68
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.