Brownsville & Ocean Hill
Community district in New York City
Borough: Brooklyn
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About Brooklyn
The most populous borough, at the western end of Long Island, across the East River from Lower Manhattan.
What stands out
- Among the most affordable rents in New York City (median $1,210/mo)
- Among the most affordable homes in Brooklyn (median $670K)
Living here
- Housing
- Lower housing cost. Median home $670K · renters pay $1,210/moSurvey estimates for 2020–2024, not current prices, for the whole community district. Rent is what renting households pay, utilities included, counting rent-stabilized and subsidized homes, so it sits well below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare districts, not to budget.
- To Penn Station
- 45–60 min. About 56 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mostly transit, walk or bike. 23% drive · 67% transit · 6% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly renters. 84% rent
- Tree canopy
- Under 10%. 9% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 2% · Attached 7% · 2–19 units 49% · 20+ units 42%
- Built
- 1939 or earlier 31% · 1940–79 38% · 1980–99 12% · 2000 or later 19%
- Ages
- Under 15 19% · 15–24 12% · 25–44 31% · 45–64 24% · 65+ 14%
- Language at home
- English only 73% · Spanish 18%English only, or the language besides English that each person 5 or older speaks at home. For tracts the Census groups some languages: Bengali, Hindi and Urdu are among “other Indo-European”.
- Recent immigrants
- 8% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey.
American Community Survey 2020–2024 and MTA schedules, Brownsville & Ocean Hill. Tiers compare the 59 community districts.