Bronx noise and liveability
New York City. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 7.0 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 5.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 10.0 / 10Scored against New York's five boroughs, the only US prices held: not comparable with UK scores - 1 of 5 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 10.0 / 10Price trend in cash terms, scaled among the 5 areas of this city, which is the whole of its currency pool - 1 of 5 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 6.4 / 10 |
| Price trend | +5.5% year on year |
| Aircraft noise band | Moderate |
| Recorded crime | 110 |
| Road noise | High |
| Air quality | Poor |
| Flood risk | Low |
| Transport access | Good |
| Healthcare access | Good |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in New York City.
Open Bronx on the Sky Score mapWhere these numbers come from
Borough metadata: curated from public New York City sources; Crime: NYPD CompStat-derived offence rates per 1,000, against New York City population denominators; Prices: curated New York borough median sale prices, in USD; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from the FAA routes of JFK, LaGuardia, Newark and Teterboro, fitted to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey noise-monitor readings for January-July 2026; NOT a measurement at this address; Borough aircraft band: the same estimate averaged over residents by 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area, weighted by US Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 population (public domain); Licence note: Open Government Licence v3.0 covers UK Crown copyright and does NOT apply to any data in this response; Flight routes: FAA Coded Instrument Flight Procedures, derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; supplied "as is", without warranty, and not for navigation; Runway use: counted by Sky Score from aircraft positions via adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0), 2026-01-01 to 2026-07-30; the counts are offered under the ODbL
Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.