3. 19th Ave/ 47th Street
Neighborhood Size: 191,382
Total Crimes: 1,129
Crimes per 1000 residents: 5.9
Located adjacent to the 18th avenue metro station, the Brooklyn neighborhood of 19th Avenue and 47th Street that ranks 3rd in our list of safest Brooklyn neighborhoods for families is characterized by a “densely urban” population, with 45,580 people per square mile. As a result of this, buildings in the neighborhood are primarily either medium-sized (three to four bedroom) or large-sized (five to six bedroom) apartments, as well as high-rise structures, with average rents of roughly $1,500 per month. The neighborhood is renowned for its eastern European inhabitants, included large swathes of Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian residents. Among other unique curios the neighborhood offers up, more people in this area opt to walk to work each day (36%) than nearly any other neighborhood in the United States. This makes for a fit population that is eager to get out and move around. As a low-middle income neighborhood represented by a diverse cross-section of residents, the 19th Avenue/47th Street neighborhood truly reflects a working class iteration of Brooklynites.
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