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DUMBO vs Williamsburg

DUMBO and Williamsburg are two official neighborhoods in New York. Williamsburg is the calmer Part I map (48 vs 14). Williamsburg wins the errand count. Williamsburg has the lower ACS median ($2,549).

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.

AxisDUMBOWilliamsburg
Safety1448
Schools5040
Walk4372
Cost fit8198
Vibe3661
Median rent$3,092$2,549
Median home$1,449,254$1,284,729
Population39,977117,387
Commute to Midtown30 min27 min
Commute to FiDi24 min31 min
Commute to Downtown Brooklyn8 min13 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactDUMBOWilliamsburg
Renters74%85%
Median age35.432.9
Median income$168K$129K
Part I per 1k30.013.9
Groceries / 800m73100
Transit stops / 800m162221
Parks / 800m120120
311 last 14 days1,4802,487

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. Wburg is 40% above the 2024 city median.

$1.8k$3.5kDUMBO $3,092Wburg $2,549201420162018202020222024

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 the school rating nearby is the point. Schools score 50 vs 40. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick Williamsburg if you want the cafes and the night and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Vibe is 61 vs 36. Safety is 48 vs 14. Walk is 72 vs 43. 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

Williamsburg

The Bedford stop, the waterfront towers, and a weekend that starts on Thursday. Still the default Brooklyn landing.

$2,549 median rent · safety 48 · walk 72

Common questions

Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.

Which is cheaper, DUMBO or Williamsburg?

Williamsburg is the lower ACS median: $3,092 vs $2,549. About 85% rent in Williamsburg vs 74% in DUMBO. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is DUMBO more walkable than Williamsburg?

Williamsburg wins the errand count (walk 43 vs 72). Groceries inside 800 meters: 73 vs 100. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, DUMBO or Williamsburg?

Williamsburg is the calmer Part I read (48 vs 14). Combined rate 13.9 vs 30.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, DUMBO or Williamsburg?

DUMBO leads the school axis (50 vs 40). Nearby rating is 7.3 / 10 vs 7.0 / 10. Median age 35.4 vs 32.9. Williamsburg has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.

Which has the shorter commute to Midtown?

30 minutes from DUMBO to Midtown, 27 from Williamsburg. Williamsburg is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official neighborhood that is not DUMBO or Williamsburg: Fort Greene. The park, BAM, and brownstones that held value through every cycle. Clinton Hill is the next street over.

DUMBO vs Fort GreeneWilliamsburg vs Fort Greene

Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.