Best PlacesPark Slope, Brooklyn, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park Slope, Brooklyn, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Park Slope, Brooklyn ranks 127th 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 Park Slope, 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.
Park Slope, Brooklyn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park Slope, Brooklyn ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Household income$184,811 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
Where Park Slope, Brooklyn ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute38.8 minutes each way, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park Slope, Brooklyn
A household needs to earn about $399,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park Slope, Brooklyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $184,811, 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 Park Slope, Brooklyn's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope, Brooklyn's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Who works in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and how
Work in Park Slope, Brooklyn centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 8%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 55%
Life in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope, Brooklyn has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Park Slope, Brooklyn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Park Slope, Brooklyn, month by month
Park Slope, 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 Park Slope, Brooklyn
Laguardia sits about 9 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 Park Slope, Brooklyn
Schools across Park Slope, Brooklyn average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 107 John W KimballA+ · 90% proficient
- Ps 321 William PennA+ · 87% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ms 442 Carroll Gardens School For InnovationA+ · 73% proficient
- Ms 51 William AlexanderA+ · 70% proficient
- Jhs 223 Montauk (the)A · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Millennium Brooklyn High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- John Jay School For LawA+ · 84% proficient
- Park Slope CollegiateA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Park Slope, Brooklyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park Slope, 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 Park Slope, Brooklyn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Park Slope, Brooklyn suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of neighborhoods and 37% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Is Park Slope, Brooklyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park Slope, Brooklyn ranks 127th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, 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 Park Slope, Brooklyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,617,436. The overall cost of living runs about 95% above the national average. Set against a $184,811 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Park Slope, Brooklyn safe?
Yes, Park Slope, Brooklyn is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Park Slope, Brooklyn?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 28. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Park Slope, Brooklyn good for families?
Schools beat 90% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Park Slope, Brooklyn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park Slope, Brooklyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park Slope, 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.
Park Slope, Brooklyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park Slope, Brooklyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park Slope, Brooklyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park Slope, Brooklyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park Slope, Brooklyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park Slope, 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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