Best PlacesClinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, 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.
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn ranks 1,023rd 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 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
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.
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clinton Hill, Brooklyn ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Clinton Hill, Brooklyn ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
A household needs to earn about $315,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clinton Hill, Brooklyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $122,706, 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 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
Who works in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and how
Work in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 15%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 59%
Life in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn has more late-night spots per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, month by month
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 69° | 60° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Laguardia sits about 8 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 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Schools across Clinton Hill, Brooklyn average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 11 Purvis J BehanA+ · 88% proficient
- Ps/is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (the)D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Benjamin Banneker AcademyA+ · 91% proficient
- Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (bcam)A · 75% proficient
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clinton Hill, Brooklyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn 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 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Clinton Hill, Brooklyn suits
Common questions about living in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Is Clinton Hill, Brooklyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn ranks 1,023rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, big-city access, 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 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,255,153. The overall cost of living runs about 88% above the national average. Set against a $122,706 median income, cost of living beats 32% of neighborhoods.
Is Clinton Hill, Brooklyn safe?
Yes, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 28. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of neighborhoods.
Is Clinton Hill, Brooklyn good for families?
Schools beat 90% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn 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.
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn 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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