Bath Beach offers quiet residential streets near the waterfront. Affordable housing and proximity to Bensonhurst's retail corridors serve families.
Bath Beach offers quiet residential streets near the waterfront. Affordable housing and proximity to Bensonhurst's retail corridors serve families.
Did you know?
Bath Beach was a fashionable seaside resort in the 1890s — the neighborhood still has a handful of grand Victorian homes from its resort era hidden among later construction.
Neighborhood Stats
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Housing cost
$613 / sq ft
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The park scene here is small but solid — a handful of playgrounds serving the neighborhood. Bath Beach Park anchors the area with its waterfront stretch, while Benson Playground and Bensonhurst Park Playground cover the inland blocks. It's not a green-heavy neighborhood, but what's here is well-used and well-loved by locals who know to stake out their spots on nice days.
Schools & early education
Bath Beach's public school lineup runs deep, anchored by P.S. 163 Bath Beach and P.S. 200 Benson School, with P.S. 229 Dyker and P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars adding capacity nearby. For private school families, HEARTSHARE EDUCATION CENTER on Bath Avenue offers an alternative. The bench is solid for elementary-aged kids, though families chasing specialized or magnet options often look toward neighboring districts for middle school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Bath Beach a good neighborhood for families?
- Bath Beach scores 46/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Bath Beach safe?
- Bath Beach scores 41/100 on safety — near the middle of the pack citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Bath Beach?
- Bath Beach has 5 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 65/100 for schools — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods.
- Is Bath Beach affordable?
- Bath Beach scores 37/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Bath Beach in?
- Bath Beach is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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