Best PlacesWakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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.
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx ranks 3,549th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 8 minutes away. Its strengths are big-city access and transit. The cost shows up in car insurance costs, long commutes, and taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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.
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Big-city access, transit, and fast internet carry most of that.
The one real hole is car insurance costs, near the bottom of the country. Long commutes and taxes also cost it ground. Cost swings more from one part of Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx to another than it does between Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute42.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,552, 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 Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx.
Who works in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, and how
Work in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 51%
Life in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, month by month
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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 Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 8 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 Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx
Schools across Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx average a B, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Rebecca Turner Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Baychester AcademyA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Academy For New AmericansD− · 18% proficient
- Benjamin Turner Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
- North Bronx School Of EmpowermentF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- High School-construction Trades Engineering & ArchitectureA+ · 97% proficient
- New World High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Bronxwood Preparatory Academy (the)A+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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 Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx
Is Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx ranks 3,549th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $609,040. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $71,552 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx safe?
Yes, Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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 Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 87% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $1,351 a month.
Is Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 22% of neighborhoods, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 93% of neighborhoods. About 10% of workers already work from home.
Compare Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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.
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, 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.
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