Best Neighborhoods for Families in Manhattan

The ranking

1. 

   Rank 1
   Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt IslandManhattan98Families98Schools91Safety

   68/100Family Fit
2. 

   Rank 2
   Upper East Side-YorkvilleManhattan100Families98Activities90Safety

   66/100Family Fit
3. 

   Rank 3
   Upper West Side (Central)Manhattan98Families91Activities86Transit

   61/100Family Fit
4. 

   Rank 4
   Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper VillageManhattan99Neighborhood Character95Safety88Transit

   60/100Family Fit
5. 

   Rank 5
   Upper West Side-Lincoln SquareManhattan99Families94Activities90Transit

   60/100Family Fit
6. 

   Rank 6
   Upper East Side-Carnegie HillManhattan97Families95Activities91Transit

   59/100Family Fit
7. 

   Rank 7
   Financial District-Battery Park CityManhattan99Transit95Activities91Schools

   57/100Family Fit
8. 

   Rank 8
   Murray Hill-Kips BayManhattan96Activities95Families94Transit

   55/100Family Fit
9. 

   Rank 9
   East Midtown-Turtle BayManhattan98Transit97Families90Activities

   55/100Family Fit
10. 

    Rank 10
    GramercyManhattan97Activities93Families91Transit

    53/100Family Fit
11. 

    Rank 11
    East Harlem (South)Manhattan95Families80Transit80Activities

    49/100Family Fit
12. 

    Rank 12
    Chelsea-Hudson YardsManhattan96Transit89Activities81Schools

    46/100Family Fit
13. 

    Rank 13
    Greenwich VillageManhattan96Activities96Transit84Families

    46/100Family Fit
14. 

    Rank 14
    Chinatown-Two BridgesManhattan96Transit93Activities71Families

    45/100Family Fit
15. 

    Rank 15
    Midtown South-Flatiron-Union SquareManhattan100Transit99Activities88Schools

    44/100Family Fit
16. 

    Rank 16
    Morningside HeightsManhattan86Activities74Transit68Safety

    43/100Family Fit
17. 

    Rank 17
    Tribeca-Civic CenterManhattan97Activities94Transit68Families

    40/100Family Fit
18. 

    Rank 18
    Lower East SideManhattan93Transit92Activities61Schools

    40/100Family Fit
19. 

    Rank 19
    Upper West Side-Manhattan ValleyManhattan89Activities86Families79Transit

    39/100Family Fit
20. 

    Rank 20
    Washington Heights (North)Manhattan75Neighborhood Character75Activities73Families

    39/100Family Fit
21. 

    Rank 21
    West VillageManhattan98Activities96Transit62Families

    38/100Family Fit
22. 

    Rank 22
    Harlem (North)Manhattan94Families73Activities70Transit

    38/100Family Fit
23. 

    Rank 23
    East Harlem (North)Manhattan91Families79Activities79Transit

    37/100Family Fit
24. 

    Rank 24
    Hamilton Heights-Sugar HillManhattan83Activities82Neighborhood Character74Families

    37/100Family Fit
25. 

    Rank 25
    Washington Heights (South)Manhattan81Activities81Families76Neighborhood Character

    37/100Family 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.