Is Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook or Prospect Heights better for families?

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Prospect Heights each suit different families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook leads on Families, Transit, and Safety, while Prospect Heights leads on Schools, Health, and Activities. 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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Prospect Heights compare on safety and schools?

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: 50/100 safety, 72/100 schools. Prospect Heights: 48/100 safety, 95/100 schools.

Are Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Prospect Heights similar neighborhoods?

They're 88% similar across the nine signals we score. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook stands out on Families, Transit, and Safety.

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook vs Prospect Heights

Brooklyn

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook

Family Fit 55/100

Brooklyn

Prospect Heights

Family Fit 56/100

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook (Brooklyn) and Prospect Heights (Brooklyn), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook scores higher on Families and Transit; Prospect Heights leads on Schools and Health. Overall they're 88% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook compared with Prospect Heights, metric by metric
Metric	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook	Prospect Heights
Family Fit	55/100	56/100 (leads)
Families	82/100 (leads)	60/100
Affordability	14/100 (leads)	14/100
Schools	72/100	95/100 (leads)
Neighborhood Character	34/100	38/100 (leads)
Transit	89/100 (leads)	83/100
Safety	50/100 (leads)	48/100
Health	26/100	35/100 (leads)
Activities	77/100	85/100 (leads)

Weekday-morning commute

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook compared with Prospect Heights, metric by metric
Metric	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook	Prospect Heights
To Midtown	37–39 min (leads)	38–39 min
To Lower Manhattan	23–24 min (leads)	26–27 min
To Hudson Yards	44–45 min (leads)	45–46 min
To Union Square / Flatiron	38–39 min	35–36 min (leads)
To Upper East Side medical corridor	52–53 min	51–52 min (leads)
To Downtown Brooklyn	16–17 min (leads)	20–21 min
To Long Island City	37–39 min (leads)	40–42 min
To Jamaica	56–59 min	50–54 min (leads)
To Flushing	65–67 min (leads)	68–70 min
To Fordham	67–71 min	66–70 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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook or Prospect Heights better for families?: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Prospect Heights each suit different families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook leads on Families, Transit, and Safety, while Prospect Heights leads on Schools, Health, and Activities. 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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Prospect Heights compare on safety and schools?: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: 50/100 safety, 72/100 schools. Prospect Heights: 48/100 safety, 95/100 schools.
Are Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Prospect Heights similar neighborhoods?: They're 88% similar across the nine signals we score. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook stands out on Families, Transit, and Safety.

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