Best PlacesGreenwood, Brooklyn, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenwood, 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.
Greenwood, Brooklyn ranks 1,231st 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 Greenwood, 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.
Greenwood, Brooklyn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenwood, Brooklyn ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Greenwood, Brooklyn ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute38.6 minutes each way, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greenwood, Brooklyn
A household needs to earn about $330,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenwood, Brooklyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $129,662, 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 Greenwood, Brooklyn's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Greenwood, Brooklyn
Greenwood, Brooklyn runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greenwood, Brooklyn.
Who works in Greenwood, Brooklyn, and how
Work in Greenwood, Brooklyn centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 16%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 60%
Life in Greenwood, Brooklyn
Greenwood, Brooklyn has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 6 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Greenwood, Brooklyn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greenwood, Brooklyn, month by month
Greenwood, Brooklyn sees roughly 76 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 Greenwood, Brooklyn
Newark Liberty International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Greenwood, Brooklyn
Schools across Greenwood, Brooklyn average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 172 Beacon School Of ExcellenceA+ · 83% proficient
- Ps 295B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jhs 223 Montauk (the)A · 60% proficient
- New Voices School Of Academic And Creative ArtsA · 60% proficient
- Jhs 88 Peter RougetB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Sunset Park High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenwood, Brooklyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, Brooklyn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Greenwood, Brooklyn
Is Greenwood, Brooklyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenwood, Brooklyn ranks 1,231st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and low property taxes, 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 Greenwood, Brooklyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,337,908. The overall cost of living runs about 79% above the national average. Set against a $129,662 median income, cost of living beats 41% of neighborhoods.
Is Greenwood, Brooklyn safe?
Yes, Greenwood, Brooklyn is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Greenwood, Brooklyn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenwood, Brooklyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenwood, 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.
Greenwood, Brooklyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenwood, Brooklyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenwood, Brooklyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenwood, Brooklyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenwood, Brooklyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenwood, 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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