is washington heights an ok neighborhood?

Question

i love the place during the day but i have no idea how it is at night.. i heard its a great place to live does anybody who actually lives there know how it is??

Answer 1

There are parts of the heights that are great for middle class families, the part up by ft tyron park is real nice, closer to bdwy and 181 is heavily dominican. good local shops and some really good food (try the cuban chinese mmm good) If you live in the domincan area( after a few months once they get to know you) you will be treated like one of an extended family. (assuming you treat your neighbors well) As a woman I would not feel comfortable taking the subway home late at night, but I wouldn't hesitate to take a cab especially if the neighbors I know are hanging out in front of the building.

Answer 2

The Heights has a heavy Dominican population. Many ethnic stores and shops, all with a Latin flavor. If you are not Dominican or hispanic, you will be looked on as an outsider and a possible threat to their way of life. Meaning the real estate could escalate in price and the neighborhood could gentrify like Greenwich Village.

Answer 3

While I'm not that familiar with the neighborhood, people whose judgment I respect say that West of Ft. Washington Av is good & east is dicey, esp. at nite.

Answer 4

This is a reasonably decent place to live although rather old. it would be classified as a lower middle income area that's largely made up of White families.


As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,318 people, 492 households, and 348 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 337.0/km² (874.3/mi²). There were 510 housing units at an average density of 130.4/km² (338.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.60% White, 7.74% African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 3.34% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.62% of the population.

There were 492 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,981, and the median income for a family was $52,125. Males had a median income of $30,813 versus $26,023 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,929. About 7.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Answer 5

lovely place and you will be happy