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Murray Hill & Turtle Bay

Community district in New York City

Borough: Manhattan

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About Manhattan

The island between the Hudson and East rivers: downtown, Midtown, the Upper East and West Sides, Harlem and Upper Manhattan.

Names you’ll hear here

  • Gramercy
  • Kips Bay

Landmarks:

  • Chrysler Building

What stands out

  • Most likely to walk or bike to work in New York City (43% of commuters)
  • Most homes in large apartment buildings in New York City (88% of homes)
  • Among the highest rents in New York City (median $3,150/mo)

Living here

Housing
Higher housing cost. Median home $950K · renters pay $3,150/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
Under 30 min. About 24 min by transit, weekday morning
Getting to work
Mostly transit, walk or bike. 7% drive · 44% transit · 43% walk or bike
Households
Mostly renters. 67% rent
Tree canopy
10–20%. 12% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
Home types
Detached 2% · 2–19 units 10% · 20+ units 88%
Built
1939 or earlier 25% · 1940–79 54% · 1980–99 12% · 2000 or later 9%
Ages
Under 15 9% · 15–24 10% · 25–44 40% · 45–64 20% · 65+ 21%
Language at home
English only 74% · Spanish 6% · Other Indo-European (e.g. Hindi, Urdu) 5%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
9% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 and MTA schedules, Murray Hill & Turtle Bay. Tiers compare the 59 community districts.

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