Is Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil or Throgs Neck-Schuylerville better for families?

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville each suit different families. Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil leads on Health, Schools, and Safety, while Throgs Neck-Schuylerville leads on Families, Affordability, and Transit. 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 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville compare on safety and schools?

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil: 77/100 safety, 77/100 schools. Throgs Neck-Schuylerville: 62/100 safety, 62/100 schools.

Are Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville similar neighborhoods?

They're 83% similar across the nine signals we score. Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil stands out on Health, Schools, and Safety.

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil vs Throgs Neck-Schuylerville

Bronx

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil

Family Fit 51/100

Bronx

Throgs Neck-Schuylerville

Family Fit 54/100

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil (Bronx) and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville (Bronx), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil scores higher on Health and Schools; Throgs Neck-Schuylerville leads on Families and Affordability. Overall they're 83% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil compared with Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, metric by metric
Metric	Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil	Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
Family Fit	51/100	54/100 (leads)
Families	8/100	36/100 (leads)
Affordability	63/100	88/100 (leads)
Schools	77/100 (leads)	62/100
Neighborhood Character	46/100	56/100 (leads)
Transit	14/100	25/100 (leads)
Safety	77/100 (leads)	62/100
Health	61/100 (leads)	46/100
Activities	37/100 (leads)	26/100

Weekday-morning commute

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil compared with Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, metric by metric
Metric	Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil	Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
To Midtown	61–62 min (leads)	75–79 min
To Lower Manhattan	68–69 min (leads)	83–86 min
To Hudson Yards	65–67 min (leads)	82–85 min
To Union Square / Flatiron	69–70 min (leads)	79–82 min
To Upper East Side medical corridor	71–74 min (leads)	73–77 min
To Downtown Brooklyn	74–75 min (leads)	92–96 min
To Long Island City	67–69 min (leads)	74–77 min
To Jamaica	91–94 min	86–90 min (leads)
To Flushing	90–92 min	50–54 min (leads)
To Fordham	39–41 min (leads)	53–56 min

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 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil or Throgs Neck-Schuylerville better for families?: Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville each suit different families. Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil leads on Health, Schools, and Safety, while Throgs Neck-Schuylerville leads on Families, Affordability, and Transit. 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 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville compare on safety and schools?: Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil: 77/100 safety, 77/100 schools. Throgs Neck-Schuylerville: 62/100 safety, 62/100 schools.
Are Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil and Throgs Neck-Schuylerville similar neighborhoods?: They're 83% similar across the nine signals we score. Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil stands out on Health, Schools, and Safety.

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