Best PlacesEast Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Brooklyn, 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.
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn ranks 3,703rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Its strengths are big-city access and transit. The cost shows up in long commutes, taxes, and car insurance costs.
The best neighborhoods in East Brooklyn, 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.
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn's strengths and weaknesses
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Big-city access is the standout, in the top 1% of neighborhoods. Transit and walkability follow.
The one real hole is long commutes, near the bottom of the country. Taxes and car insurance costs also cost it ground. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where East Brooklyn, Brooklyn ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 90% of neighborhoods
Where East Brooklyn, Brooklyn ranks low
- Short commute45.5 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn
A household needs to earn about $173,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Brooklyn, Brooklyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,140, 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 East Brooklyn, Brooklyn's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 East Brooklyn, Brooklyn
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn'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 East Brooklyn, Brooklyn.
Who works in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, and how
Work in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 30%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 59%
Life in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn has less late-night activity than most neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of East Brooklyn, Brooklyn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, month by month
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of East Brooklyn, Brooklyn
John F Kennedy International sits about 6 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 31.0 million passengers in 2025, with 249 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Schools across East Brooklyn, Brooklyn average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 108 Sal AbbracciamentoA+ · 75% proficient
- Ps 149 Danny KayeA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jhs 292 Margaret S DouglasB− · 43% proficient
- Highland Park Community SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- East New York Family AcademyA+ · 85% proficient
- Academy For Young WritersA+ · 83% proficient
- Transit Tech Career And Technical Education High SchoolA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Brooklyn, Brooklyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Brooklyn, 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 East Brooklyn, Brooklyn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who East Brooklyn, Brooklyn suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Is East Brooklyn, Brooklyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Brooklyn, Brooklyn ranks 3,703rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and walkability, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Brooklyn, Brooklyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $678,106. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $68,140 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is East Brooklyn, Brooklyn safe?
Yes, East Brooklyn, Brooklyn is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 27. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of neighborhoods.
Is East Brooklyn, Brooklyn good for families?
Schools beat 90% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Is East Brooklyn, Brooklyn good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 12% of neighborhoods, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 93% of neighborhoods. About 11% of workers already work from home.
Compare East Brooklyn, Brooklyn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Brooklyn, Brooklyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Brooklyn, 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.
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Brooklyn, Brooklyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Brooklyn, Brooklyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Brooklyn, 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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