Best PlacesBaychester, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Baychester, Bronx, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Baychester, Bronx ranks 2,346th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Baychester, Bronx
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Baychester, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baychester, Bronx ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Baychester, Bronx ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute40.4 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Baychester, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $176,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baychester, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,445, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Baychester, Bronx's effective rate of 0.80%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Baychester, Bronx
Baychester, Bronx's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Baychester, Bronx.
Who works in Baychester, Bronx, and how
Work in Baychester, Bronx centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 46%
Life in Baychester, Bronx
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Baychester, Bronx, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Baychester, Bronx, month by month
Baychester, Bronx sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Baychester, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 6 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Baychester, Bronx
Schools across Baychester, Bronx average a B, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Ps 153 Helen KellerA · 68% proficient
- Ps 121 ThroopA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Is 181 Pablo CasalsB+ · 50% proficient
- Ms 180 Dr Daniel Hale WilliamsD+ · 25% proficient
- Academy For New AmericansD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- High School-construction Trades Engineering & ArchitectureA+ · 97% proficient
- Harry S Truman High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Bronx Health Sciences High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baychester, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baychester, Bronx measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Baychester, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Baychester, Bronx suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Baychester, Bronx
Is Baychester, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baychester, Bronx ranks 2,346th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baychester, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $673,457. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $89,445 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Baychester, Bronx safe?
Yes, Baychester, Bronx is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Baychester, Bronx?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Baychester, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 87% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Baychester, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baychester, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baychester, Bronx represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Baychester, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baychester, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baychester, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baychester, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baychester, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baychester, Bronx detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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