Is Longwood or Highbridge better for families?

Longwood and Highbridge each suit different families. Longwood leads on Families, Activities, and Schools, while Highbridge leads on Neighborhood Character, Transit, and Health. What's "better" depends on what you prioritize — safety, schools, affordability, or transit. Our neighborhood search can rank them by your own weights.

How do Longwood and Highbridge compare on safety and schools?

Longwood: 7/100 safety, 19/100 schools. Highbridge: 5/100 safety, 9/100 schools.

Are Longwood and Highbridge similar neighborhoods?

They're 87% similar across the nine signals we score. Longwood stands out on Families, Activities, and Schools.

Longwood vs Highbridge

Bronx

Longwood

Family Fit 41/100

Bronx

Highbridge

Family Fit 33/100

Longwood (Bronx) and Highbridge (Bronx), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Longwood scores higher on Families and Activities; Highbridge leads on Neighborhood Character and Transit. Overall they're 87% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Longwood compared with Highbridge, metric by metric
Metric	Longwood	Highbridge
Family Fit	41/100 (leads)	33/100
Families	78/100 (leads)	44/100
Affordability	46/100 (leads)	44/100
Schools	19/100 (leads)	9/100
Neighborhood Character	4/100	9/100 (leads)
Transit	49/100	53/100 (leads)
Safety	7/100 (leads)	5/100
Health	48/100	52/100 (leads)
Activities	56/100 (leads)	41/100

Weekday-morning commute

Longwood compared with Highbridge, metric by metric
Metric	Longwood	Highbridge
To Midtown	42–44 min	41–42 min (leads)
To Lower Manhattan	51–53 min	49–50 min (leads)
To Hudson Yards	47–49 min	47–48 min
To Union Square / Flatiron	47–49 min	46–47 min (leads)
To Upper East Side medical corridor	43–44 min	42–43 min (leads)
To Downtown Brooklyn	59–61 min	57–59 min (leads)
To Long Island City	45–48 min	43–45 min (leads)
To Jamaica	72–74 min	70–72 min (leads)
To Flushing	62–65 min (leads)	65–68 min
To Fordham	34–36 min	30–31 min (leads)

Typical transit and walking time, leaving between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. on a weekday, from each neighborhood's population center; the shorter trip leads. From MTA, NYC DOT and NYC Ferry schedules, so no delays or crowding. Streets © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Longwood or Highbridge better for families?: Longwood and Highbridge each suit different families. Longwood leads on Families, Activities, and Schools, while Highbridge leads on Neighborhood Character, Transit, and Health. What's "better" depends on what you prioritize — safety, schools, affordability, or transit. Our neighborhood search can rank them by your own weights.
How do Longwood and Highbridge compare on safety and schools?: Longwood: 7/100 safety, 19/100 schools. Highbridge: 5/100 safety, 9/100 schools.
Are Longwood and Highbridge similar neighborhoods?: They're 87% similar across the nine signals we score. Longwood stands out on Families, Activities, and Schools.

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