Best PlacesBelmont, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Belmont, 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.
Belmont, Bronx ranks 4,222nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Belmont, 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.
Belmont, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Where Belmont, Bronx ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Belmont, Bronx ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute41.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$31,920 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Belmont, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $155,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Belmont, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $31,920, 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 Belmont, Bronx's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Belmont, Bronx
Belmont, Bronx runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Belmont, Bronx.
Who works in Belmont, Bronx, and how
Work in Belmont, Bronx centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 16%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 71%
Life in Belmont, Bronx
Belmont, Bronx has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 11 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Belmont, Bronx and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Belmont, Bronx, month by month
Belmont, 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 Belmont, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 5 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 Belmont, Bronx
Schools across Belmont, Bronx average a B+, better than 89% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Ps 32 BelmontB− · 43% proficient
- Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (the)D · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45A− · 55% proficient
- Is 254F · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Brooklyn College AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Fordham High School For The ArtsA+ · 98% proficient
- Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Belmont, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Belmont, 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 Belmont, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Belmont, Bronx suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Belmont, Bronx
Is Belmont, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Belmont, Bronx ranks 4,222nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, big-city access, and cell coverage, 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 Belmont, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $602,500. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $31,920 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Belmont, Bronx safe?
Yes, Belmont, Bronx is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Belmont, 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 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Belmont, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 89% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Belmont, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Belmont, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Belmont, 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.
Belmont, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Belmont, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Belmont, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Belmont, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Belmont, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Belmont, 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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