Best PlacesMorris Heights, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morris Heights, 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.
Morris Heights, Bronx ranks 4,418th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Morris Heights, 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.
Morris Heights, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Where Morris Heights, Bronx ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Morris Heights, Bronx ranks low
- Short commute45.0 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
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$35,505 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Morris Heights, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $184,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morris Heights, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $35,505, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx
Morris Heights, Bronx runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Morris Heights, Bronx.
Who works in Morris Heights, Bronx, and how
Work in Morris Heights, 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 21%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 70%
Life in Morris Heights, Bronx
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Morris Heights, Bronx, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Morris Heights, Bronx, month by month
Morris Heights, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 6 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 Morris Heights, Bronx
Schools across Morris Heights, Bronx average a B+, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Ps 204 Morris HeightsA+ · 75% proficient
- Mount Eden Children's AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Is 117 Joseph H WadeD · 21% proficient
- Is 229 Roland PattersonF · 11% proficient
- Ms 390F · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Brooklyn College AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Academy For Language And TechnologyA+ · 94% proficient
- Young Women's Leadership School Of The BronxA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Morris Heights, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morris Heights, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Morris Heights, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx
Is Morris Heights, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morris Heights, Bronx ranks 4,418th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and transit, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $703,801. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $35,505 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Morris Heights, Bronx safe?
Yes, Morris Heights, Bronx is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Morris Heights, 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 Morris Heights, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 93% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Morris Heights, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morris Heights, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morris Heights, 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.
Morris Heights, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morris Heights, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morris Heights, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morris Heights, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morris Heights, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morris Heights, 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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