Best Neighborhoods for Families in Brooklyn

The ranking

1. 

   Rank 1
   Park SlopeBrooklyn96Families93Schools87Activities

   67/100Family Fit
2. 

   Rank 2
   Dyker HeightsBrooklyn99Schools88Neighborhood Character85Safety

   65/100Family Fit
3. 

   Rank 3
   Borough ParkBrooklyn96Families90Safety85Schools

   64/100Family Fit
4. 

   Rank 4
   Gravesend (West)Brooklyn86Schools83Neighborhood Character81Families

   62/100Family Fit
5. 

   Rank 5
   Windsor Terrace-South SlopeBrooklyn89Safety78Schools74Transit

   61/100Family Fit
6. 

   Rank 6
   FlatlandsBrooklyn95Neighborhood Character79Schools69Affordability

   60/100Family Fit
7. 

   Rank 7
   Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn99Transit87Activities83Safety

   60/100Family Fit
8. 

   Rank 8
   BensonhurstBrooklyn90Neighborhood Character86Families72Safety

   60/100Family Fit
9. 

   Rank 9
   Bay RidgeBrooklyn94Neighborhood Character93Schools73Families

   59/100Family Fit
10. 

    Rank 10
    CanarsieBrooklyn86Neighborhood Character82Affordability78Safety

    58/100Family Fit
11. 

    Rank 11
    Mapleton-Midwood (West)Brooklyn88Families82Safety72Neighborhood Character

    57/100Family Fit
12. 

    Rank 12
    Sunset Park (Central)Brooklyn90Families88Neighborhood Character81Activities

    57/100Family Fit
13. 

    Rank 13
    WilliamsburgBrooklyn95Schools91Activities83Transit

    57/100Family Fit
14. 

    Rank 14
    KensingtonBrooklyn91Neighborhood Character72Families67Schools

    57/100Family Fit
15. 

    Rank 15
    Prospect HeightsBrooklyn95Schools85Activities83Transit

    56/100Family Fit
16. 

    Rank 16
    Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red HookBrooklyn89Transit82Families77Activities

    55/100Family Fit
17. 

    Rank 17
    Crown Heights (South)Brooklyn92Neighborhood Character84Schools74Transit

    55/100Family Fit
18. 

    Rank 18
    Cypress HillsBrooklyn77Neighborhood Character67Affordability61Families

    54/100Family Fit
19. 

    Rank 19
    Clinton HillBrooklyn88Transit82Activities67Schools

    54/100Family Fit
20. 

    Rank 20
    Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen BeachBrooklyn90Schools86Safety72Affordability

    53/100Family Fit
21. 

    Rank 21
    Crown Heights (North)Brooklyn87Families77Transit64Schools

    53/100Family Fit
22. 

    Rank 22
    Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-ParkvilleBrooklyn81Neighborhood Character75Families71Schools

    53/100Family Fit
23. 

    Rank 23
    South WilliamsburgBrooklyn94Safety83Transit80Families

    52/100Family Fit
24. 

    Rank 24
    Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen BeachBrooklyn76Safety70Neighborhood Character60Affordability

    52/100Family Fit
25. 

    Rank 25
    Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)Brooklyn74Activities73Schools71Neighborhood Character

    50/100Family Fit

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau · NYC Department of City Planning · NYC Department of Education · NYS Education Department, via the NYC Department of Education · A licensed places-data provider · MTA, NYC DOT (Staten Island Ferry), NYC Ferry; streets © OpenStreetMap contributors · NYPD, via NYC Open Data · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.