Neighborhoods in Manhattan: The Complete List

The most densely populated borough, Manhattan is the economic and cultural heart of New York City. Home to iconic landmarks, world-class dining, and unparalleled transit access.

Two lists below: the 36 Manhattan neighborhoods DwellCheck has a page for, and all 32 residential Neighborhood Tabulation Areas the city itself defines in Manhattan. Both carry real measurements, both are alphabetical, neither is a ranking.

1,694,251 residents (2020 Census) • 32 residential NTAs • 27 neighborhoods with full safety data

The short answer

The city divides Manhattan into 32 residential Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, the unit it uses for planning and census data. DwellCheck publishes a neighborhood page for 36 named Manhattan neighborhoods, 33 of them with a livability score and 27 with a full NYPD safety breakdown.

Looking for a ranking instead of a list? See safest, quietest and best neighborhoods in Manhattan.

Manhattan neighborhoods on DwellCheck (36)

Alphabetical, not ranked. Crime rate per resident is shown only for the 27 neighborhoods with a published safety page. The livability composite column has no crime term in it — the best-neighborhoods ranking blends it with the crime rate and orders neighborhoods by the result.

NeighborhoodLivability compositeScore modelComplaints / 1,000 residentsSafety verdict
6.4/10NYC Open Data——
6.4/10NYC Open Data96.5Higher Than Average
5.3/10NYC Open Data58.9Safer Than Average
Not scored yet———
5.1/10NYC Open Data100.1Much Higher Than Average
6.5/10NYC Open Data58.8Safer Than Average
6.4/10NYC Open Data65.6Average
6/10NYC Open Data219.6High Activity Area
6.8/10NYC Open Data61.9Safer Than Average
6.6/10NYC Open Data96.9Higher Than Average
5.2/10NYC Open Data66.6Average
4.9/10NYC Open Data97.4Much Higher Than Average
5.8/10NYC Open Data110.7Much Higher Than Average
6.4/10NYC Open Data——
3.7/10NYC Open Data70.9Higher Than Average
5.9/10NYC Open Data——
6.5/10NYC Open Data49Safer Than Average
Not scored yet———
6.1/10NYC Open Data93Higher Than Average
Not scored yet———
5.3/10NYC Open Data474.6High Activity Area
5.9/10NYC Open Data47Much Safer Than Average
6.1/10NYC Open Data38.4Much Safer Than Average
5.9/10NYC Open Data40.6Much Safer Than Average
6.6/10NYC Open Data——
6.2/10NYC Open Data——
2.4/10NYC Open Data24.4Exceptionally Safe
6.2/10NYC Open Data193.3High Activity Area
4/10NYC Open Data22.5Exceptionally Safe
7/10NYC Open Data136.5Much Higher Than Average
5.9/10NYC Open Data——
7.6/10NYC Open Data51.8Safer Than Average
7.3/10NYC Open Data45.1Higher Than Average
5.1/10NYC Open Data62.6Higher Than Average
7.1/10NYC Open Data86.4Higher Than Average
6.3/10NYC Open Data23.5Much Safer Than Average

Livability composites from DwellCheck’s published neighborhood guides, built from NYC Open Data. Crime rate per resident: NYPD complaints over the 12 months ending June 30, 2026, divided by the 2020 Census population of the neighborhood’s NTAs. Method: DwellCheck methodology.

Every residential neighborhood the city defines in Manhattan (32)

These are the city’s own 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, the boundaries NYC uses for census and planning data. Names are the city’s, which is why several colloquial neighborhoods appear merged into one hyphenated name. Every row has measured crime and noise numbers whether or not DwellCheck has a page for it.

Neighborhood Tabulation AreaComplaints / 300mNoise median / 100m
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
DwellCheck page: ChelseaSafety data →
613.422.5
Chinatown-Two Bridges
DwellCheck page: ChinatownSafety data →
697.342
East Harlem (North)
DwellCheck page: East HarlemSafety data →
812.938
East Harlem (South)
DwellCheck page: East HarlemSafety data →
866.239
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
DwellCheck page: Midtown EastSafety data →
484.717
685.986.5
Financial District-Battery Park City
DwellCheck page: Financial DistrictSafety data →
548.116.5
874.636.5
1032.827.5
Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
DwellCheck page: Hamilton HeightsSafety data →
596.976
Harlem (North)
DwellCheck page: HarlemSafety data →
881.752
Harlem (South)
DwellCheck page: HarlemSafety data →
884.986
933.737.5
496.449
83359
Manhattanville-West Harlem
No DwellCheck page yet
577.225.5
1475.934.5
Midtown-Times Square
DwellCheck page: MidtownSafety data →
1526.415
3109.5
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
DwellCheck page: Murray HillSafety data →
534.719
1024.640
335.44
Tribeca-Civic Center
DwellCheck page: TribecaSafety data →
659.812
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
DwellCheck page: Upper East SideSafety data →
422.610.5
290.115
484.933
Upper West Side (Central)
DwellCheck page: Upper West SideSafety data →
46222
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
DwellCheck page: Lincoln SquareSafety data →
561.219
Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
DwellCheck page: Upper West SideSafety data →
626.847.5
Washington Heights (North)
DwellCheck page: Washington HeightsSafety data →
53853.5
Washington Heights (South)
DwellCheck page: Washington HeightsSafety data →
631.173
585.535.5

Crime: NYPD Complaint Data via NYC Open Data, 5uac-w243 and qgea-i56i, 12 months ending June 30, 2026, mean count within 300 m of 100 sampled points. Noise: 311 Service Requests, erm2-nwe9, 6 months ending September 13, 2026, median count within 100 m of the same points.

How these numbers are measured

Neighborhood boundaries. The city’s residential 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas. Parks, airports and cemeteries are separate non-residential NTAs and are not listed.

Crime and noise. 100 seeded random points are placed inside each NTA boundary; NYPD complaints are counted within 300 meters of each point over the 12 months ending June 30, 2026, and 311 noise complaints within 100 meters over the 6 months ending September 13, 2026. The tables show the mean complaint count and the median noise count across those points.

What is not here. No rent or sale prices — DwellCheck holds no neighborhood rent-level data, so this page does not claim any. No school ratings and no demographics.

Full documentation: DwellCheck methodology.

Frequently asked questions

1

How many neighborhoods are in Manhattan?

There is no single official count, because "neighborhood" is a colloquial term. The city's own planning unit is the Neighborhood Tabulation Area (NTA), and Manhattan has 32 residential NTAs in the 2020 boundaries — the list in the second table on this page. DwellCheck publishes a page for 36 named Manhattan neighborhoods, some of which sit inside a larger NTA and some of which span more than one.

2

Which Manhattan neighborhoods have DwellCheck data?

36 Manhattan neighborhoods have a DwellCheck page. 33 of them carry a published livability composite, and 27 have a full safety page with NYPD crime, shooting and arrest counts. Every residential NTA in the borough has computed crime and noise numbers, shown in the second table, whether or not a neighborhood page covers it.

3

What do the numbers in these tables mean?

The livability composite is DwellCheck's 0-10 score built from NYC Open Data (building violations, subway access, trees and noise, park proximity). "Complaints per 1,000 residents" is NYPD complaints inside the neighborhood over 12 months divided by its 2020 Census population. "Complaints per 300m" is the mean NYPD complaint count within 300 meters of 100 sampled points inside the NTA. "Noise median" is the median 311 noise complaint count within 100 meters of those points.

4

Why do some neighborhoods in the second table have no link?

1 of Manhattan's 32 residential NTAs have no DwellCheck neighborhood page yet. Their crime and noise numbers are still computed and shown here; there is simply no deeper page to link to. The city's NTA names also merge several colloquial neighborhoods into one unit, so a name you are looking for may appear as part of a longer hyphenated NTA name.

5

Where should I start if I'm choosing a Manhattan neighborhood?

Pick the dimension that actually decides it for you, then use the ranked page for that dimension: the Manhattan safest-neighborhoods page for NYPD crime data, the quietest-neighborhoods page for 311 noise, and the best-neighborhoods page for the Livability & Safety score, which blends two thirds of the livability composite with one third of the neighborhood's NYPD crime rate per resident and prints both components. This index is alphabetical, not a ranking. Then check the specific address, because every number on this page is a neighborhood average and buildings inside one neighborhood differ a lot.

Check a specific Manhattan address

Neighborhood numbers are averages over a whole neighborhood. Enter any address to see the NYPD complaints, 311 complaints and HPD records around that building.

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