Is Williamsburg Safe? Brooklyn Livability, Crime & Rent

By NYPD data, Williamsburg is rated "Higher Than Average", with a lower crime rate per resident than 42% of Brooklyn neighborhoods. 3,619 crime incidents and 2 shooting incidents over the past 12 months. See the safety page for the full breakdown.

Rents in Williamsburg, Brooklyn vary significantly by building and apartment type. The median listing price is $1.1M. Use DwellCheck to research specific addresses.

Williamsburg has a commute score of 8/10. 6 subway stations serve the area: Montrose Av, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, Graham Av.

The best streets depend on your priorities. Use DwellCheck to compare specific addresses across livability, safety, transit, and environmental factors.

Williamsburg sits in Brooklyn and ranks #4 of 11 Brooklyn neighborhoods scored from for-sale listings on DwellCheck's livability score (5.9/10). It's served by 6 subway stations (Montrose Av, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, Graham Av), with a median listing price of $1.1M. Williamsburg scores 5.9 overall—a solid transit-first neighborhood for commuters and investors, but livability and green space lag behind comparable Brooklyn addresses.

Williamsburg's scores are medians across 68 for-sale listings scored by DwellScore on six dimensions: practical (unit features of the listings: in-unit laundry, bedrooms, bathrooms and building age), commute, ART/livability, outdoor, financial and investment. Its composite is 5.9/10. Williamsburg scores 5.9 overall—a solid transit-first neighborhood for commuters and investors, but livability and green space lag behind comparable Brooklyn addresses. For the block-by-block view, run any specific Williamsburg address through DwellCheck.

Median listing price in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is $1.1M based on 68 active listings as of 2026-04-04. Whether that reads "expensive" depends on the comparison and varies considerably by building. That median is a sale price, not a rent. For rents, the city's 2023 Housing and Vacancy Survey put the citywide median at $1,500 a month for rent-stabilized apartments and $2,000 for market-rate rentals (NYC HPD, 2023 NYCHVS Selected Initial Findings, Table 6); it publishes no neighborhood breakdown, so check DHCR rent history for any specific address.

Williamsburg is in Brooklyn, New York City. DwellCheck maps it to the Williamsburg Neighborhood Tabulation Area (BK0102), which falls in the Census tabulation area that matches Brooklyn Community District 1 (Williamsburg-Greenpoint). Its main ZIP codes are 11211 and 11249. Subway stations in the neighborhood include Montrose Av, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St and Graham Av.

Williamsburg spans ZIP codes 11211 (54% of residential units) and 11249 (45%). Shares are of the 33,666 residential units in the Williamsburg Neighborhood Tabulation Area (BK0102), from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax-lot records. 2 other ZIP codes each hold under 5%.

Williamsburg is classified as "Higher Than Average" by NYPD complaint data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 2 shooting incidents and 3,619 total crime incidents. Walking at night carries the same risk profile as anywhere in NYC: stay on commercial corridors with foot traffic, avoid empty side streets after midnight, and prefer subway lines that run 24/7.

By NYPD data, Williamsburg is rated "Higher Than Average", with a lower crime rate per resident than 42% of Brooklyn neighborhoods. 3,619 crime incidents over 12 months. Block-level risk varies; check the address-level safety score for any specific street or building.

NYPD complaint records carry approximate incident coordinates, but a neighborhood total can't tell you which blocks drive it, so we don't publish an "avoid this street" list. For a specific block, use DwellCheck's address-level safety score, which counts NYPD crime complaints within a 300m radius of the building over the latest 12 months of published data and compares that count with the borough average.

Williamsburg scores 5.9/10 for overall livability and has a lower crime rate per resident than 42% of Brooklyn neighborhoods. Williamsburg scores 5.9 overall—a solid transit-first neighborhood for commuters and investors, but livability and green space lag behind comparable Brooklyn addresses. Whether it's a good fit depends on what you weight: families, solo renters, and remote workers each prioritize different factors (noise, transit access, parks, building quality).

Composite median of 5.9 (interquartile range 4.9–6.6). The score is driven up by commute (8) and investment potential (6.8), pulled down by outdoor access (4.1) and livability factors (5).

Median price $1.1M at $1,296/sqft. Financial score of 5.5 (vs. borough median 5.7) indicates pricing is aligned with broader Brooklyn market, not a discount.

Investment score of 6.8 beats borough median by one point. 68 active listings with 38-day average hold time suggests healthy, liquid market. All-condo inventory reduces management complexity.

Sparse. Canopy density 3.7/10 and 174 trees per 200m fall below neighborhood comfort thresholds. McCarren Park requires travel: scored listings average 974m to their nearest major park. Outdoor score 4.1 reflects this constraint.