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

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Gramercy each suit different families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook leads on Health, Affordability, and Safety, while Gramercy leads on Activities, Families, and Neighborhood Character. 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 Gramercy compare on safety and schools?

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: 50/100 safety, 72/100 schools. Gramercy: 44/100 safety, 73/100 schools.

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

They're 90% similar across the nine signals we score. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook stands out on Health, Affordability, and Safety.

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook vs Gramercy

Brooklyn

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook

Family Fit 55/100

Manhattan

Gramercy

Family Fit 53/100

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook (Brooklyn) and Gramercy (Manhattan), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook scores higher on Health and Affordability; Gramercy leads on Activities and Families. Overall they're 90% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook compared with Gramercy, metric by metric
Metric	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook	Gramercy
Family Fit	55/100 (leads)	53/100
Families	82/100	93/100 (leads)
Affordability	14/100 (leads)	5/100
Schools	72/100	73/100 (leads)
Neighborhood Character	34/100	40/100 (leads)
Transit	89/100	91/100 (leads)
Safety	50/100 (leads)	44/100
Health	26/100 (leads)	9/100
Activities	77/100	97/100 (leads)

Weekday-morning commute

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook compared with Gramercy, metric by metric
Metric	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook	Gramercy
To Midtown	37–39 min	20 min (leads)
To Lower Manhattan	23–24 min	21–22 min (leads)
To Hudson Yards	44–45 min	26–27 min (leads)
To Union Square / Flatiron	38–39 min	11 min (leads)
To Upper East Side medical corridor	52–53 min	27–28 min (leads)
To Downtown Brooklyn	16–17 min (leads)	27–28 min
To Long Island City	37–39 min	24–25 min (leads)
To Jamaica	56–59 min	52–54 min (leads)
To Flushing	65–67 min	50–51 min (leads)
To Fordham	67–71 min	42–46 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 Gramercy better for families?: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Gramercy each suit different families. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook leads on Health, Affordability, and Safety, while Gramercy leads on Activities, Families, and Neighborhood Character. 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 Gramercy compare on safety and schools?: Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: 50/100 safety, 72/100 schools. Gramercy: 44/100 safety, 73/100 schools.
Are Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook and Gramercy similar neighborhoods?: They're 90% similar across the nine signals we score. Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook stands out on Health, Affordability, and Safety.

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