72fit
Upper West Side
$3K median rent
Pre-war co-ops, the park, and a grocery on every other corner. Family default for people who still want a subway.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 74Safety 52
New York/Upper East Side
73fit
Upper East Side
Official neighborhood: Upper East Side (Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Yorkville)
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Doorman buildings, school-district hunting, and a museum wall along the park. The east 80s are quieter than the listings imply.
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Best in New York for familiesWalkable New YorkUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
67
180 violent · 2033 property · 11.4 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026)+17 vs city set
Schools
97
Rating 8.7 / 10 nearby+50 vs city set
Walk
73
OSM: 101 groceries · 127 cafes · 251 transit · 96 parks+33 vs city set
Cost
78
$2,817 ACS median vs your rent budget-8 vs city set
Vibe
59
OSM: 127 cafes · 426 restaurants · 54 bars · 96 parks+22 vs city set
Commute to work
From Upper East Side, a typical weekday is 15 min to Midtown, 30 min to FiDi, 29 min to Downtown Brooklyn. Not live traffic.
Midtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Midtown
15 min
Times Square, Hudson Yards · -12 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
FiDi
30 min
Wall Street, ferries · +1 min vs the city-set median
Downtown Brooklyn
29 min
BAM, Dumbo, Borough Hall · +7 min vs the city-set median
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 $2,817 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($162K) could “afford” about $4,050 a month at 30% of gross pay.
62% of households rent. Median home value is $1,416,654.
ACS median rent
$2,817
30% income budget
$4,050
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$1,416,654
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for New York city. Up 48% since 2014. Upper East Side is 55% 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 101 groceries, 127 cafes, 96 parks, and 251 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 96 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (251 stops or stations).
127 cafes and 426 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 19 of 21 other areas in this city set.
Population
193,914
Median age
43.2
Median income
$162K
Renters
62%
Bachelor+
82%
Violent / 1k
0.9
Property / 1k
10.5
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 38 census tracts · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streets
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.
Doorman buildings, school-district hunting, and Museum Mile. Zillow files it as upscale and residential — the east 80s are quieter than the listings imply. The Q train finally made the far east side feel connected; the 4/5/6 still own Lexington.
It is not trendy. That is the feature. Weight schools and safety. Cost is Manhattan cost. If you want bookstores and a slightly looser collar, the UWS is across the park. If you want nightlife, you will go downtown anyway.
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 Upper East Side safe?
On this map Upper East Side sits near the middle of the New York set for crime (safety 67 vs city 50). NYPD logged 0.9 violent and 10.5 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 11.4 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Upper East Side?
ACS median rent is $2,817. Median home value is $1,416,654. About 62% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Upper East Side walkable?
Walk scores 73 here vs 40 for the New York set — groceries, cafes, and transit stack up inside 800 meters. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 101 groceries, 127 cafes, 251 transit stops, 96 parks.
Is Upper East Side good for families?
The scores lean family-friendly relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.7 / 10. Median age is 43.2.
How long is the commute from Upper East Side?
Typical weekday minutes to Midtown: 15. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in New York.
How many people live in Upper East Side?
About 193,914 residents, median income $162K, 82% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · NYPD Oct 2025 – Jun 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Upper East Side?
Closest on this map: Upper West Side, Harlem, Long Island City. Compare Upper East Side vs Upper West Side if you are deciding between two official neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Upper East Side vs Upper West SideUpper East Side vs HarlemUpper East Side vs Long Island City
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
Harlem
$2K median rent
Brownstones, the Apollo, and a park at the north end of the island. Not a starter-kit neighborhood — the original one.
Family streetsWalk 28Safety 38
36fit
Long Island City
$3K median rent
Waterfront towers, the 7 train, and a skyline that faces Manhattan. New-build default for people priced out of the island.
PlannedWaterfrontWalk 22Safety 33
29fit
Hell's Kitchen
$3K median rent
Ninth Avenue restaurants, Port Authority in earshot, and Hudson Yards glass at the south edge. Nightlife that still has walk-ups.
NightlifeWalk 5Safety 29