Is Jackson Heights Safe? Queens Livability, Crime & Rent

By NYPD data, Jackson Heights is rated "Much Higher Than Average", with a lower crime rate per resident than 23% of Queens neighborhoods. 5,014 crime incidents and 2 shooting incidents over the past 12 months. See the safety page for the full breakdown.

Rents in Jackson Heights, Queens vary significantly by building and apartment type. Market pricing isn't aggregated for this neighborhood yet; use DwellCheck to research specific addresses for HPD registration, HPD violations, and other building-level records. DwellCheck doesn't show rent-stabilization status; request the apartment's rent history from DHCR for that.

Jackson Heights has a commute score of 5/10. 3 subway stations serve the area: Junction Blvd, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 82 St-Jackson Hts.

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Jackson Heights sits in Queens and ranks #10 of 27 Queens neighborhoods scored from NYC Open Data on DwellCheck's livability score (6/10). It's served by 3 subway stations (Junction Blvd, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 82 St-Jackson Hts). Jackson Heights is a densely planted, transit-accessible working neighborhood with solid outdoor amenities, but moderate noise and high crime create real quality-of-life friction (composite score 6.0).

DwellCheck scores Jackson Heights, Queens from NYC Open Data on practical (HPD housing violations per residential lot over the last 12 months (higher = fewer violations)), commute (subway stations and lines in the neighborhood), ART (tree density and 311 noise complaints per resident), outdoor (trees and park proximity). Jackson Heights's composite is 6/10. Jackson Heights is a densely planted, transit-accessible working neighborhood with solid outdoor amenities, but moderate noise and high crime create real quality-of-life friction (composite score 6.0). For the block-by-block view, run any specific Jackson Heights address through DwellCheck.

Jackson Heights is in Queens, New York City. DwellCheck maps it to the Jackson Heights Neighborhood Tabulation Area (QN0301), which falls in the Census tabulation area that approximates Queens Community District 3 (Jackson Heights-East Elmhurst). Its main ZIP codes are 11372, 11370 and 11369. Subway stations in the neighborhood include Junction Blvd, 90 St-Elmhurst Av and 82 St-Jackson Hts.

Jackson Heights spans ZIP codes 11372 (71% of residential units), 11370 (18%) and 11369 (8%). Shares are of the 35,148 residential units in the Jackson Heights Neighborhood Tabulation Area (QN0301), from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax-lot records. 2 other ZIP codes each hold under 5%.

Jackson Heights is classified as "Much Higher Than Average" by NYPD complaint data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 2 shooting incidents and 5,014 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, Jackson Heights is rated "Much Higher Than Average", with a lower crime rate per resident than 23% of Queens neighborhoods. 5,014 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.

Jackson Heights scores 6/10 for overall livability and has a lower crime rate per resident than 23% of Queens neighborhoods. Jackson Heights is a densely planted, transit-accessible working neighborhood with solid outdoor amenities, but moderate noise and high crime create real quality-of-life friction (composite score 6.0). 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).

The composite score is 6.0. This score is driven by strong Outdoor access (7.0) and a Practical score of 7 (just below the borough median of 8), with Livability (4.8) near the borough median.

No. It has a lower crime rate per resident than 23% of Queens neighborhoods, with 5,014 crimes recorded in the past 12 months, down 14.3%. Noise complaints (8,180, Moderate) also indicate high-activity conditions.

Very green. You'll find an average of 203 trees within 200 meters of any address, with a tree density of 7.6/10—among the highest in Queens. The largest parks are Travers, LaGuardia Landing Lights, Northern Playground, Louis C. Moser and Playground Ninety; the 3 nearest parks average 491 meters from the neighborhood's center.

Of 6,360 residential tax lots, 38% are two-family houses, 27% walk-up apartment buildings, 27% one-family houses and 3% elevator apartment buildings. This creates a consistent mid-rise urban block structure with street-level retail and ground-floor activity.

One primary line: the 7. It stops at three stations in or near the neighborhood—Junction Boulevard, 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue, and 82nd Street–Jackson Heights—providing redundant access to Manhattan and eastern Queens.