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Fort Greene vs Park Slope
Fort Greene and Park Slope are two official neighborhoods in New York. Park Slope is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 57). Fort Greene 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 | Fort Greene | Park Slope |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 57 | 100 |
| Schools | 60 | 100 |
| Walk | 33 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 82 |
| Vibe | 24 | 7 |
| Median rent | $2,487 | $3,043 |
| Median home | $1,009,644 | $1,614,230 |
| Population | 62,385 | 59,281 |
| Commute to Midtown | 28 min | 41 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 27 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 8 min | 19 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fort Greene | Park Slope |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 71% | 57% |
| Median age | 36.1 | 37.8 |
| Median income | $125K | $194K |
| Part I per 1k | 13.2 | 7.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 74 | 38 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 132 | 72 |
| Parks / 800m | 120 | 41 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,243 | 884 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Ft Grn is 37% above the 2024 city median. Slope is 67% 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 Fort Greene if you want the errands on foot and the rent gap is the point. Walk is 33 vs 0. ACS median rent is $2,487 vs $3,043. Vibe is 24 vs 7. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Park Slope if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 100 vs 57. Schools score 100 vs 60. Read both pages before you decide.
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
Park Slope
Prospect Park, strollers, and food-coop politics that became a punchline and then a brand. The family neighborhood people mean.
$3,043 median rent · safety 100 · walk 0
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Fort Greene or Park Slope?
Fort Greene is the lower ACS median: $2,487 vs $3,043. About 71% rent in Fort Greene vs 57% in Park Slope. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fort Greene more walkable than Park Slope?
Fort Greene wins the errand count (walk 33 vs 0). Groceries inside 800 meters: 74 vs 38. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fort Greene or Park Slope?
Park Slope is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 57). Combined rate 7.5 vs 13.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fort Greene or Park Slope?
Park Slope leads the school axis (100 vs 60). Nearby rating is 8.8 / 10 vs 7.6 / 10. Median age 37.8 vs 36.1. Fort Greene has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Midtown?
28 minutes from Fort Greene to Midtown, 41 from Park Slope. Fort Greene is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fort Greene or Park Slope: DUMBO. Cobblestones under the bridges, tech offices, and a park that photographs well. Downtown Brooklyn is in the same official unit.
Scores are relative among official New York neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.