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Fort Greene vs West Village
Fort Greene and West Village are two official neighborhoods in New York. Fort Greene is the calmer Part I map (57 vs 24). West Village 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 | West Village |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 57 | 24 |
| Schools | 60 | 67 |
| Walk | 33 | 68 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 82 |
| Vibe | 24 | 100 |
| Median rent | $2,487 | $3,044 |
| Median home | $1,009,644 | $1,411,889 |
| Population | 62,385 | 55,185 |
| Commute to Midtown | 28 min | 15 min |
| Commute to FiDi | 27 min | 15 min |
| Commute to Downtown Brooklyn | 8 min | 25 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Fort Greene | West Village |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 71% | 66% |
| Median age | 36.1 | 36.7 |
| Median income | $125K | $178K |
| Part I per 1k | 13.2 | 25.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 74 | 62 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 132 | 199 |
| Parks / 800m | 120 | 120 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,243 | 996 |
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. W Vill 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 the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 57 vs 24. ACS median rent is $2,487 vs $3,044. Fort Greene is tagged family on this map; West Village is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick West Village if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 100 vs 24. Walk is 68 vs 33. 15 vs 28 minutes to Midtown. 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
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
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Fort Greene or West Village?
Fort Greene is the lower ACS median: $2,487 vs $3,044. About 71% rent in Fort Greene vs 66% in West Village. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Fort Greene more walkable than West Village?
West Village wins the errand count (walk 33 vs 68). Groceries inside 800 meters: 74 vs 62. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Fort Greene or West Village?
Fort Greene is the calmer Part I read (57 vs 24). Combined rate 13.2 vs 25.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Fort Greene or West Village?
West Village leads the school axis (67 vs 60). Nearby rating is 7.8 / 10 vs 7.6 / 10. Median age 36.7 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, 15 from West Village. West Village is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Fort Greene or West Village: 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.