Is Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook or East Midtown-Turtle Bay better for families?

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and East Midtown-Turtle Bay each suit different families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook leads on Health, Affordability, and Schools, while East Midtown-Turtle Bay leads on Families, Activities, 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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and East Midtown-Turtle Bay compare on safety and schools?

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: 50/100 safety, 72/100 schools. East Midtown-Turtle Bay: 58/100 safety, 66/100 schools.

Are Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and East Midtown-Turtle Bay similar neighborhoods?

They're 89% similar across the nine signals we score. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook stands out on Health, Affordability, and Schools.

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook vs East Midtown-Turtle Bay

Brooklyn

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook

Family Fit 55/100

Manhattan

East Midtown-Turtle Bay

Family Fit 55/100

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook (Brooklyn) and East Midtown-Turtle Bay (Manhattan), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook scores higher on Health and Affordability; East Midtown-Turtle Bay leads on Families and Activities. Overall they're 89% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook compared with East Midtown-Turtle Bay, metric by metric
Metric	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Family Fit	55/100 (leads)	55/100
Families	82/100	97/100 (leads)
Affordability	14/100 (leads)	2/100
Schools	72/100 (leads)	66/100
Neighborhood Character	34/100	40/100 (leads)
Transit	89/100	98/100 (leads)
Safety	50/100	58/100 (leads)
Health	26/100 (leads)	10/100
Activities	77/100	90/100 (leads)

Weekday-morning commute

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook compared with East Midtown-Turtle Bay, metric by metric
Metric	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook	East Midtown-Turtle Bay
To Midtown	37–39 min	16–17 min (leads)
To Lower Manhattan	23–24 min (leads)	27–28 min
To Hudson Yards	44–45 min	24–25 min (leads)
To Union Square / Flatiron	38–39 min	23 min (leads)
To Upper East Side medical corridor	52–53 min	15–16 min (leads)
To Downtown Brooklyn	16–17 min (leads)	36–37 min
To Long Island City	37–39 min	14–15 min (leads)
To Jamaica	56–59 min	41–42 min (leads)
To Flushing	65–67 min	38–39 min (leads)
To Fordham	67–71 min	38–42 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 East Midtown-Turtle Bay better for families?: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and East Midtown-Turtle Bay each suit different families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook leads on Health, Affordability, and Schools, while East Midtown-Turtle Bay leads on Families, Activities, 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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and East Midtown-Turtle Bay compare on safety and schools?: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: 50/100 safety, 72/100 schools. East Midtown-Turtle Bay: 58/100 safety, 66/100 schools.
Are Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and East Midtown-Turtle Bay similar neighborhoods?: They're 89% similar across the nine signals we score. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook stands out on Health, Affordability, and Schools.

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