Best PlacesHunts Point, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hunts Point, 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.
Hunts Point, Bronx ranks 4,522nd 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 Hunts Point, 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.
Hunts Point, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hunts Point, Bronx ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Hunts Point, Bronx ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute42.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hunts Point, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hunts Point, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $44,195, 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 Hunts Point, Bronx's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hunts Point, Bronx
Hunts Point, Bronx runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hunts Point, Bronx.
Who works in Hunts Point, Bronx, and how
Work in Hunts Point, Bronx centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 23%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 68%
Life in Hunts Point, Bronx
Hunts Point, Bronx has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hunts Point, Bronx and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hunts Point, Bronx, month by month
Hunts Point, 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 Hunts Point, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 3 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 Hunts Point, Bronx
Schools across Hunts Point, Bronx average a B+, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Ps 75 School Of Research And DiscoveryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bronx Academy For Multi-mediaD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Midwood High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hunts Point, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hunts Point, 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 Hunts Point, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Hunts Point, Bronx suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Hunts Point, Bronx
Is Hunts Point, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hunts Point, Bronx ranks 4,522nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hunts Point, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,705. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $44,195 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Hunts Point, Bronx safe?
Yes, Hunts Point, Bronx is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hunts Point, 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 Hunts Point, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 96% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Hunts Point, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hunts Point, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hunts Point, 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.
Hunts Point, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hunts Point, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hunts Point, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hunts Point, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hunts Point, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hunts Point, 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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