78fit
Bed-Stuy
$2K median rent
Block after block of brownstone, a food scene that caught up, and a scale the other Brooklyn names do not have.
Family streetsWalk 100Safety 71
New York/DUMBO
44fit
DUMBO
Official neighborhood: Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Cobblestones under the bridges, tech offices, and a park that photographs well. Downtown Brooklyn is in the same official unit.
boerum hilldowntown brooklynvinegar hill
Best in New York for familiesWalkable New YorkUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
14
253 violent · 948 property · 30.0 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026)-36 vs city set
Schools
50
Rating 7.3 / 10 nearby+3 vs city set
Walk
43
OSM: 73 groceries · 80 cafes · 162 transit · 120 parks+3 vs city set
Cost
71
$3,092 ACS median vs your rent budget-15 vs city set
Vibe
36
OSM: 80 cafes · 231 restaurants · 33 bars · 120 parks-1 vs city set
Commute to work
From DUMBO, a typical weekday is 30 min to Midtown, 24 min to FiDi, 8 min to Downtown Brooklyn. Not live traffic.
Downtown Brooklyn is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Midtown
30 min
Times Square, Hudson Yards · +3 min vs the city-set median
FiDi
24 min
Wall Street, ferries · -5 min vs the city-set median
Downtown Brooklyn
8 min
BAM, Dumbo, Borough Hall · -14 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
ACS median gross rent is $3,092 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 22% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($168K) could “afford” about $4,201 a month at 30% of gross pay.
74% of households rent. Median home value is $1,449,254.
ACS median rent
$3,092
30% income budget
$4,201
Rent / income
22%
Median home
$1,449,254
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official neighborhood or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 73 groceries, 80 cafes, 120 parks, and 162 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 120 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (162 stops or stations).
80 cafes and 231 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the New York set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 13 of 21 other areas in this city set.
Population
39,977
Median age
35.4
Median income
$168K
Renters
74%
Bachelor+
77%
Violent / 1k
6.3
Property / 1k
23.7
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 11 census tracts · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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Crime is NYPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Cobblestones under the bridges, tech offices, and a park that photographs well. Zillow’s 2025 notes: converted lofts, new towers, Brooklyn Flea, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Downtown Brooklyn is in the same official unit — tour as two products.
Weekends are tourists under the bridge. Weekdays are strollers and laptops. Weight walk and vibe. Cost is DUMBO cost. If you want the promenade without the cobblestones, Brooklyn Heights is up the hill.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is DUMBO safe?
On this map DUMBO has a higher Part I rate than most New York neighborhoods in the set (safety 14 vs city 50). NYPD logged 6.3 violent and 23.7 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 30.0 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in DUMBO?
ACS median rent is $3,092. Median home value is $1,449,254. About 74% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is DUMBO walkable?
Walk scores 43 here vs 40 for the New York set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 73 groceries, 80 cafes, 162 transit stops, 120 parks.
Is DUMBO good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.3 / 10. Median age is 35.4.
How long is the commute from DUMBO?
Typical weekday minutes to Midtown: 30. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in New York.
How many people live in DUMBO?
About 39,977 residents, median income $168K, 77% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to DUMBO?
Closest on this map: Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens. Compare DUMBO vs Fort Greene if you are deciding between two official neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
DUMBO vs Fort GreeneDUMBO vs Brooklyn HeightsDUMBO vs Carroll Gardens
52fit
Carroll Gardens
$2K median rent
Court Street, Italian leftovers, and Gowanus condos at the edge. Cobble Hill and Red Hook share the official polygon.
Family streetsWalk 23Safety 86
49fit
Fort Greene
$2K median rent
The park, BAM, and brownstones that held value through every cycle. Clinton Hill is the next street over.
Family streetsWalk 33Safety 57
41fit
Lower East Side
$2K median rent
Orchard Street, public housing, and new condos sharing the same blocks. Night-out density with daytime fruit stands.
NightlifeWalk 31Safety 10
38fit
Brooklyn Heights
$3K median rent
The promenade, the court district, and the first suburb the ferry invented. Quiet money, stoops, and a skyline you do not own.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 4Safety 81