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Safest Neighborhoods for Families in Manhattan

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The top neighborhoods in Manhattan, ranked by safety. Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village leads with 95/100, followed by Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island and Upper East Side-Yorkville. 32 neighborhoods in Manhattan scored in total.

The ranking

  1. Rank 1
    Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper VillageManhattan99Neighborhood Character88Transit87Schools
    95/100Safety
  2. Rank 2
    Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt IslandManhattan98Families98Schools90Transit
    91/100Safety
  3. Rank 3
    Upper East Side-YorkvilleManhattan100Families98Activities88Schools
    90/100Safety
  4. Rank 4
    Upper West Side-Lincoln SquareManhattan99Families94Activities90Transit
    68/100Safety
  5. Rank 5
    Morningside HeightsManhattan86Activities74Transit62Schools
    68/100Safety
  6. Rank 6
    Upper West Side (Central)Manhattan98Families91Activities86Transit
    67/100Safety
  7. Rank 7
    Murray Hill-Kips BayManhattan96Activities95Families94Transit
    63/100Safety
  8. Rank 8
    East Midtown-Turtle BayManhattan98Transit97Families90Activities
    58/100Safety
  9. Rank 9
    Chinatown-Two BridgesManhattan96Transit93Activities71Families
    53/100Safety
  10. Rank 10
    Upper East Side-Carnegie HillManhattan97Families95Activities91Transit
    49/100Safety
  11. Rank 11
    Financial District-Battery Park CityManhattan99Transit95Activities91Schools
    49/100Safety
  12. Rank 12
    Upper West Side-Manhattan ValleyManhattan89Activities86Families79Transit
    47/100Safety
  13. Rank 13
    GramercyManhattan97Activities93Families91Transit
    44/100Safety
  14. Rank 14
    East VillageManhattan94Activities90Transit44Families
    43/100Safety
  15. Rank 15
    East Harlem (South)Manhattan95Families80Transit80Activities
    36/100Safety
  16. Rank 16
    Lower East SideManhattan93Transit92Activities61Schools
    35/100Safety
  17. Rank 17
    Greenwich VillageManhattan96Activities96Transit84Families
    32/100Safety
  18. Rank 18
    Chelsea-Hudson YardsManhattan96Transit89Activities81Schools
    31/100Safety
  19. Rank 19
    West VillageManhattan98Activities96Transit62Families
    30/100Safety
  20. Rank 20
    Washington Heights (North)Manhattan75Neighborhood Character75Activities73Families
    28/100Safety
  21. Rank 21
    InwoodManhattan83Activities65Schools57Neighborhood Character
    23/100Safety
  22. Rank 22
    Washington Heights (South)Manhattan81Activities81Families76Neighborhood Character
    23/100Safety
  23. Rank 23
    Tribeca-Civic CenterManhattan97Activities94Transit68Families
    19/100Safety
  24. Rank 24
    Hell's KitchenManhattan93Activities92Transit59Families
    18/100Safety
  25. Rank 25
    Hamilton Heights-Sugar HillManhattan83Activities82Neighborhood Character74Families
    16/100Safety

Sources: NYPD, via NYC Open Data · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest neighborhood for families in Manhattan?
Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village ranks highest by safety (95/100), ahead of Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island. The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.
Is Manhattan safe for families?
It depends on the neighborhood. Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village (95/100) and Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island (91/100) score highest for safety in Manhattan, and the median neighborhood in Manhattan scores 33/100. The score is a percentile of NYPD crime complaints, pedestrian and cyclist injuries, and serious (Class C) housing violations, each counted per 1,000 residents, so places with many visitors and few residents tend to score lower. Compare the neighborhoods you're considering, not Manhattan as a whole.
How many neighborhoods are in Manhattan?
We score 32 neighborhoods in Manhattan across nine family signals.
How are these neighborhoods ranked?
By safety — 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.

Which of these fits your family?

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