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DUMBO vs Fort Greene
DUMBO and Fort Greene are two official neighborhoods in New York. Fort Greene is the calmer Part I map (57 vs 14). DUMBO wins the errand count. Fort Greene has the lower ACS median ($2,487).
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 | DUMBO | Fort Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 14 | 57 |
| Schools | 50 | 60 |
| Walk | 43 | 33 |
| Cost fit | 81 | 100 |
| Vibe | 36 | 24 |
| Median rent | $3,092 | $2,487 |
| Median home | $1,449,254 | $1,009,644 |
| Population | 39,977 | 62,385 |
| Commute to Midtown | 30 min | 28 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 24 min | 27 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 8 min | 8 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | DUMBO | Fort Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 74% | 71% |
| Median age | 35.4 | 36.1 |
| Median income | $168K | $125K |
| Part I per 1k | 30.0 | 13.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 73 | 74 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 162 | 132 |
| Parks / 800m | 120 | 120 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,480 | 1,243 |
Rent
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. Ft Grn is 37% 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 DUMBO if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 36 vs 24. Walk is 43 vs 33. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Fort Greene if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 57 vs 14. ACS median rent is $2,487 vs $3,092. Schools score 60 vs 50. Read both pages before you decide.
DUMBO
Cobblestones under the bridges, tech offices, and a park that photographs well. Downtown Brooklyn is in the same official unit.
$3,092 median rent · safety 14 · walk 43
Fort Greene
The park, BAM, and brownstones that held value through every cycle. Clinton Hill is the next street over.
$2,487 median rent · safety 57 · walk 33
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, DUMBO or Fort Greene?
Fort Greene is the lower ACS median: $3,092 vs $2,487. About 71% rent in Fort Greene vs 74% in DUMBO. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is DUMBO more walkable than Fort Greene?
DUMBO wins the errand count (walk 43 vs 33). Groceries inside 800 meters: 73 vs 74. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, DUMBO or Fort Greene?
Fort Greene is the calmer Part I read (57 vs 14). Combined rate 13.2 vs 30.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, DUMBO or Fort Greene?
Fort Greene leads the school axis (60 vs 50). Nearby rating is 7.6 / 10 vs 7.3 / 10. Median age 36.1 vs 35.4. DUMBO has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Midtown?
30 minutes from DUMBO to Midtown, 28 from Fort Greene. Fort Greene is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not DUMBO or Fort Greene: Brooklyn Heights. The promenade, the court district, and the first suburb the ferry invented. Quiet money, stoops, and a skyline you do not own.
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.