Best Neighborhoods for Things to Do in Brooklyn
The top neighborhoods in Brooklyn, ranked by things to do. Williamsburg leads with 91/100, followed by Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill and Fort Greene. 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn scored in total.
The ranking
Rank 1WilliamsburgBrooklyn95Schools83Transit79Families91/100Things to Do
Rank 2Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum HillBrooklyn99Transit77Families45Family Fit88/100Things to Do
Rank 3Fort GreeneBrooklyn92Transit71Families47Schools88/100Things to Do
Rank 4Park SlopeBrooklyn96Families93Schools83Transit87/100Things to Do
Rank 5Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn99Transit83Safety75Schools87/100Things to Do
Rank 6Prospect HeightsBrooklyn95Schools83Transit60Families85/100Things to Do
Rank 7Clinton HillBrooklyn88Transit67Schools61Families82/100Things to Do
Rank 8Sunset Park (Central)Brooklyn90Families88Neighborhood Character66Schools81/100Things to Do
Rank 9East WilliamsburgBrooklyn86Transit80Schools56Families78/100Things to Do
Rank 10Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red HookBrooklyn89Transit82Families72Schools77/100Things to Do
Rank 11Bushwick (West)Brooklyn65Transit64Families34Family Fit76/100Things to Do
Rank 12GreenpointBrooklyn77Transit70Schools61Safety74/100Things to Do
Rank 13Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)Brooklyn73Schools71Neighborhood Character69Families74/100Things to Do
Rank 14Windsor Terrace-South SlopeBrooklyn89Safety78Schools74Transit72/100Things to Do
Rank 15Bay RidgeBrooklyn94Neighborhood Character93Schools73Families71/100Things to Do
Rank 16East Flatbush-ErasmusBrooklyn69Families62Transit52Neighborhood Character71/100Things to Do
Rank 17Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)Brooklyn89Families80Transit46Family Fit70/100Things to Do
Rank 18Prospect Lefferts Gardens-WingateBrooklyn72Transit68Families53Neighborhood Character69/100Things to Do
Rank 19Sunset Park (West)Brooklyn70Transit66Families54Neighborhood Character67/100Things to Do
Rank 20Brighton BeachBrooklyn60Neighborhood Character51Safety46Families66/100Things to Do
Rank 21BensonhurstBrooklyn90Neighborhood Character86Families72Safety65/100Things to Do
Rank 22FlatbushBrooklyn87Families78Neighborhood Character65Transit65/100Things to Do
Rank 23Crown Heights (North)Brooklyn87Families77Transit64Schools63/100Things to Do
Rank 24Crown Heights (South)Brooklyn92Neighborhood Character84Schools74Transit63/100Things to Do
Rank 25KensingtonBrooklyn91Neighborhood Character72Families67Schools61/100Things to Do
Sources: A licensed places-data provider · NYC Department of City Planning.
How this is scored→Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the best neighborhood for things to do in Brooklyn?
- Williamsburg ranks highest by things to do (91/100), ahead of Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill. The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.
- How many neighborhoods are in Brooklyn?
- We score 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn across nine family signals.
- How are these neighborhoods ranked?
- By things to do — one of the nine signals we score for every residential NYC neighborhood (on a /100 scale). Our neighborhood search can also rank them by your own weights across seven scores: safety, schools, affordability, transit, how many families live there, neighborhood character, and air quality and child health.
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