Best PlacesWest Farms, Bronx, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Farms, 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.
West Farms, Bronx ranks 4,402nd 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 West Farms, 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.
West Farms, Bronx's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Farms, Bronx ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where West Farms, Bronx ranks low
- Short commute45.6 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 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$39,983 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Farms, Bronx
A household needs to earn about $193,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Farms, Bronx home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $39,983, 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 West Farms, Bronx's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 West Farms, Bronx
West Farms, Bronx runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Farms, Bronx.
Who works in West Farms, Bronx, and how
Work in West Farms, Bronx centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 25%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 66%
Life in West Farms, Bronx
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across West Farms, Bronx, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Farms, Bronx, month by month
West Farms, Bronx sees roughly 69 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 West Farms, Bronx
Laguardia sits about 4 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 West Farms, Bronx
Schools across West Farms, Bronx average a B+, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- Ps 214D+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- School For Inquiry And Social Justice (the)B− · 40% proficient
- Jhs 123 James M KiernanD+ · 25% proficient
- Emolior AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Brooklyn College AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Midwood High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Wings AcademyA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Farms, Bronx school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Farms, 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 West Farms, Bronx against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who West Farms, 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 West Farms, Bronx
Is West Farms, Bronx a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Farms, Bronx ranks 4,402nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and good schools, 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 West Farms, Bronx expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $741,988. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $39,983 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is West Farms, Bronx safe?
Yes, West Farms, Bronx is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Farms, Bronx?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of neighborhoods.
Is West Farms, Bronx good for families?
Schools beat 96% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare West Farms, Bronx with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Farms, Bronx. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Farms, 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.
West Farms, Bronx detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Farms, Bronx: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Farms, Bronx: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Farms, Bronx: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Farms, Bronx: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Farms, 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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