Layers.City

Coney Island & Brighton Beach

Community district in New York City

Borough: Brooklyn

Open Coney Island & Brighton Beach on the map

The map shows every boundary here, from council and legislative districts to school boards, with what’s nearby. Tap any address in it for its own card.

About Brooklyn

The most populous borough, at the western end of Long Island, across the East River from Lower Manhattan.

Names you’ll hear here

  • Brighton Beach

Landmarks:

  • Coney Island

What stands out

  • Among the most affordable homes in Brooklyn (median $610K)
  • Most homes in large apartment buildings in Brooklyn (69% of homes)
  • Among the most affordable rents in Brooklyn (median $1,360/mo)

Living here

Housing
Lower housing cost. Median home $610K · renters pay $1,360/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
Over an hour. About 70 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mixed. 34% drive · 47% transit · 16% walk or bike
Households
Mostly renters. 73% rent
Tree canopy
Under 10%. 6% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 3% · Attached 6% · 2–19 units 22% · 20+ units 69%
Built
1939 or earlier 18% · 1940–79 67% · 1980–99 7% · 2000 or later 9%
Ages
Under 15 17% · 15–24 10% · 25–44 21% · 45–64 25% · 65+ 27%
Language at home
Polish, Russian or other Slavic 38% · English only 32% · Spanish 10%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
15% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 and MTA schedules, Coney Island & Brighton Beach. Tiers compare the 59 community districts.

Next door