73fit
Upper East Side
$3K median rent
Doorman buildings, school-district hunting, and a museum wall along the park. The east 80s are quieter than the listings imply.
Family streetsWalk 73Safety 67
New York/Long Island City
36fit
Long Island City
Official neighborhood: Long Island City-Hunters Point / Queensbridge-Ravenswood
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Waterfront towers, the 7 train, and a skyline that faces Manhattan. New-build default for people priced out of the island.
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Best in New York for familiesWalkable New YorkUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
33
194 violent · 943 property · 19.1 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026)-17 vs city set
Schools
37
Rating 6.9 / 10 nearby-10 vs city set
Walk
22
OSM: 45 groceries · 42 cafes · 180 transit · 80 parks-18 vs city set
Cost
86
$2,560 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
12
OSM: 42 cafes · 156 restaurants · 25 bars · 80 parks-25 vs city set
Commute to work
From Long Island City, a typical weekday is 28 min to Midtown, 39 min to FiDi, 22 min to Downtown Brooklyn. Not live traffic.
Downtown Brooklyn is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Midtown
28 min
Times Square, Hudson Yards · +1 min vs the city-set median
FiDi
39 min
Wall Street, ferries · +10 min vs the city-set median
Downtown Brooklyn
22 min
BAM, Dumbo, Borough Hall · at 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 $2,560 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 24% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($127K) could “afford” about $3,170 a month at 30% of gross pay.
82% of households rent. Median home value is $810,536.
ACS median rent
$2,560
30% income budget
$3,170
Rent / income
24%
Median home
$810,536
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Long Island City is 41% 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 45 groceries, 42 cafes, 80 parks, and 180 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 80 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (180 stops or stations).
42 cafes and 156 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 6 of 21 other areas in this city set.
Population
59,515
Median age
34.8
Median income
$127K
Renters
82%
Bachelor+
66%
Violent / 1k
3.3
Property / 1k
15.8
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 21 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.
Waterfront towers, the 7 train, and a skyline that faces Manhattan. New-build default for people priced out of the island. The commute is the product — five stops, a view, a building with a gym. MoMA PS1 is the culture that was here before the glass.
It can feel like a campus of towers. Court Square and the waterfront are the livable slices. Weight walk and cost relative to Williamsburg. Astoria is the low-rise, better-food sibling. Manhattan is the window.
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 Long Island City safe?
On this map Long Island City has a higher Part I rate than most New York neighborhoods in the set (safety 33 vs city 50). NYPD logged 3.3 violent and 15.8 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 19.1 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Long Island City?
ACS median rent is $2,560. Median home value is $810,536. About 82% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Long Island City walkable?
Walk scores 22 here vs 40 for the New York set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 45 groceries, 42 cafes, 180 transit stops, 80 parks.
Is Long Island City good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.9 / 10. Median age is 34.8.
How long is the commute from Long Island City?
Typical weekday minutes to Midtown: 28. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in New York.
How many people live in Long Island City?
About 59,515 residents, median income $127K, 66% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Long Island City?
Closest on this map: Greenpoint, Upper East Side, Williamsburg. Compare Long Island City vs Greenpoint if you are deciding between two official neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Long Island City vs GreenpointLong Island City vs Upper East SideLong Island City vs Williamsburg
66fit
Williamsburg
$3K median rent
The Bedford stop, the waterfront towers, and a weekend that starts on Thursday. Still the default Brooklyn landing.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 72Safety 48
58fit
Astoria
$2K median rent
30th Avenue, Ditmars, and the last neighborhood where a one-bedroom still sometimes behaves. Greek, Egyptian, Brazilian, and a beer garden.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 44Safety 76
47fit
Greenpoint
$3K median rent
Polish bakeries, a waterfront that finally opened, and the overflow from Williamsburg without the L-train crush.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 20Safety 95
38fit
Jackson Heights
$2K median rent
Roosevelt Avenue, the 7 train, and the densest food in Queens. Diversity is the amenity, not a slogan.
Family streetsWalk 3Safety 90