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Mostly residential but with a stately college campus in its midst.

Median Home Rent (PER MONTH)

Studio / 1 BR
57% Complete

1,400

2 Bedrooms
69% Complete

1,685

3 Bedrooms
76% Complete

1,850

4 Bedrooms
100% Complete

2,450


Median Home Price

Studio / 1 BR
27% Complete

99K

2 Bedrooms
40% Complete

149K

3 Bedrooms
66% Complete

245K

4 Bedrooms
100% Complete

370K

Good For
  • Empty nesters / Retirees
  • Families
  • Singles
  • Students

 

What’s around
  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Schools
  • 0 Grocery stores/markets
  • 0 Banks
  • 0 Nightlife options
  • 0 Fitness options
  • 0 Shops

 


PUBLIC TRANSITGood

WALKABILITYAverage

Safety

University Heights has an average violent crime rate and a below average property crime rate for New York City.

  WHAT’S LIVING IN University Heights LIKE?

University Heights is true to its name: it does occupy the heights – er, rather, a hill overlooking the Harlem River – and it is home to an institution of higher education. Whereas this was once the location of a New York University campus, today it's occupied by the Bronx Community College, which has about 11,000 students. The campus retains a grandiose atmosphere thanks its design by the famous 19th century architect, Stanford White.

The college takes up about a third of the neighborhood's real estate and there's not much else going on here. A few casual restaurants, some shops, a deli, and a grocery store are all you'll find. But since the bustling area around Fordham University is just one neighborhood away, you've got dozens of more options within walking distance.

This is a renter-heavy community and many residents live in subsidized housing but you will find a mix of housing types here, from family-sized homes to apartment buildings to rowhouses.

University Heights has decent bus service and access to a subway line that heads south into Manhattan.

University Heights is bordered on the north by Kingsbridge Heights, on the east by Fordham Heights, on the south by Morris Heights, and on the west by the Harlem River.

 

Commute:
Wall Street: 14.3 miles / 40-80 minutes by car / 65 minutes by transit
Rockefeller Center: 10.5 miles / 40-80 minutes by car / 50 minutes by transit
Stamford: 29.5 miles / 45-80 minutes by car / 70 minutes by transit

University

 

Local Flavor   University Heights LOCAL schools

K-5 GRADES
Ps 291

Parent Rating:

Type:public
Distance:0.0 mi

K-8 GRADES
Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning

Parent Rating:

Type:public
Distance:0.0 mi

K-5 GRADES
Ps 91 Bronx

Parent Rating:

Type:public
Distance:0.13 mi

6-8 GRADES
Is 206 Ann Mersereau

Parent Rating:

Type:public
Distance:0.18 mi

K-8 GRADES
St Nicholas Of Tolentine Elementary School

Parent Rating:

Type:private
Distance:0.26 mi

 

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