Washington Heights

Manhattan74 scored streetsAlso covers Fort George, Hudson Heights

The middle street in Washington Heights scores 52 out of 100, 21st of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Loud and hard to get around by Manhattan standards.

127,904 reports and violations · counted through Sep 8, 2026

Median livability · 21st of 24 in Manhattan

Fort George Avenue 33Manhattan median 67Bennett Ave 77

W 182nd St38 Bennett Ave77

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Where Washington Heights is strong, and where it is not

Each row is Washington Heights's average on a 0 to 100 scale. The grey span is how far its own streets spread. The thin line is the Manhattan median.

Quiet1524th of 24 in Manhattan

Clean4315th of 24 in Manhattan

Traffic safety5412th of 24 in Manhattan

Street crime3718th of 24 in Manhattan

Access8022nd of 24 in Manhattan

Most filedHeat / hot water, 20,757 of 127,904 reports (16%)

The best and worst blocks, drawn on Washington Heights

Every street with at least a tenth of its length inside the neighborhood. Streets are scored end to end.

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Every street in Washington Heights, ranked

85 streets, 74 scored

85 streets in Washington Heights, 74 of them scored. Sortable by every column.
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1	Bennett Avenue611 reports · 58% rent-stabilized	53	57	96	68	85	77	100%
2	Overlook Terrace171 reports	52	68	84	62	79	72	100%
3	Pinehurst Avenue1,145 reports	84	27	98	70	82	70	100%
4	Riverside Dr W117 reports · single development	63	97	69	82	55	69	41% inside Washington Heights
5	Wadsworth Avenue2,207 reports · 79% rent-stabilized	17	76	62	74	89	68	100%
6	West 156 Street696 reports	19	35	97	83	81	67	100%
7	Cabrini Boulevard583 reports	46	60	92	64	79	65	100%
8	Haven Avenue803 reports	12	59	93	78	82	65	100%
9	Chittenden Avenue42 reports	11	76	88	91	55	64	100%
10	Sickles Street457 reports · single development	3	65	97	42	77	64	100%
11	Bogardus Place254 reports · single development	20	32	100	100	68	63	100%
12	Nagle Avenue1,474 reports	29	80	51	34	82	63	51% inside Washington Heights
13	Fort Washington Avenue3,498 reports	30	26	62	46	91	62	100%
14	Magaw Place365 reports · single development	14	21	99	57	80	62	100%
15	Sylvan Terrace50 reports	5	50	60	75	92	62	100%
16	West 169 Street1,106 reports · 82% rent-stabilized	1	83	63	63	85	62	100%
17	West 171 Street617 reports · 75% rent-stabilized	17	54	86	37	84	61	100%
18	Laurel Hill Terrace275 reports · single development	2	72	93	29	71	59	62% inside Washington Heights
19	Riverside Drive6,331 reports	37	47	37	73	82	59	30% inside Washington Heights
20	West 167 Street318 reports	5	95	81	9	82	59	100%
21	West 170 Street592 reports · 70% rent-stabilized	27	68	65	28	81	59	100%
22	West 196 Street157 reports · 78% rent-stabilized	11	27	99	79	66	59	100%
23	Amsterdam Avenue11,599 reports	14	15	58	48	93	58	29% inside Washington Heights
24	Broadway18,598 reports	16	30	58	34	98	58	17% inside Washington Heights
25	Hillside Avenue1,746 reports · 57% rent-stabilized	1	63	95	80	75	58	100%
26	West 163 Street676 reports · 58% rent-stabilized	10	80	50	22	79	58	100%
27	Wadsworth Terrace601 reports	3	54	75	65	75	58	100%
28	Audubon Avenue3,101 reports · 80% rent-stabilized	10	68	44	32	86	57	100%
29	Dongan Place149 reports · single development	7	99	46	58	71	57	100%
30	Thayer Street822 reports · 79% rent-stabilized	3	41	87	18	82	57	100%
31	Edgecombe Avenue2,362 reports · 62% rent-stabilized	13	20	57	23	86	54	39% inside Washington Heights
32	West 164 Street974 reports · 72% rent-stabilized	3	16	86	23	81	54	100%
33	Broadway Terrace115 reports	44	32	37	50	70	53	100%
34	South Pinehurst Avenue62 reports · 72% rent-stabilized	28	10	86	19	76	53	100%
35	West 168 Street219 reports	29	96	14	26	84	53	100%
36	West 190 Street750 reports · 58% rent-stabilized	9	76	51	54	76	53	100%
37	Ellwood Street1,373 reports · 83% rent-stabilized	1	44	79	55	72	52	100%
38	Fort George Hill136 reports · single development	25	91	12	18	70	52	89% inside Washington Heights
39	West 155 Street190 reports · single development	47	76	0	20	79	52	61% inside Washington Heights
40	West 177 Street458 reports · 66% rent-stabilized	18	75	26	8	86	52	100%
41	West 186 Street783 reports · 66% rent-stabilized	5	57	53	50	81	52	100%
42	West 187 Street640 reports	23	25	66	55	76	52	100%
43	West 193 Street1,017 reports · single development	3	3	91	28	71	52	100%
44	Sherman Avenue3,115 reports · 88% rent-stabilized	4	90	30	28	83	51	31% inside Washington Heights
45	West 158 Street1,735 reports	3	65	23	52	82	51	100%
46	West 172 Street869 reports · 65% rent-stabilized	10	15	39	42	82	51	100%
47	Fairview Avenue256 reports · single development	9	97	14	22	75	50	100%
48	St Nicholas Avenue9,706 reports · 66% rent-stabilized	5	25	37	19	93	50	46% inside Washington Heights
49	West 159 Street988 reports · 59% rent-stabilized	7	19	44	19	81	50	100%
50	West 160 Street977 reports · 54% rent-stabilized	8	7	78	18	81	49	100%
51	West 175 Street1,561 reports · 76% rent-stabilized	1	24	71	22	85	49	100%
52	West 180 Street2,037 reports · 72% rent-stabilized	1	58	23	13	87	48	100%
53	West 166 Street170 reports	9	16	13	33	83	47	100%
54	West 173 Street845 reports · 70% rent-stabilized	14	14	16	18	85	47	100%
55	West 183 Street706 reports · 53% rent-stabilized	8	9	24	34	87	47	100%
56	West 184 Street724 reports · 66% rent-stabilized	19	2	39	12	85	47	100%
57	Arden Street958 reports · 81% rent-stabilized	5	7	57	35	78	46	100%
58	West 181 Street853 reports	22	23	8	19	88	46	100%
59	Payson Avenue379 reports · 54% rent-stabilized	11	30	47	41	76	45	19% inside Washington Heights
60	West 174 Street535 reports · 65% rent-stabilized	16	21	25	8	85	45	100%
61	West 176 Street703 reports · 72% rent-stabilized	9	8	33	10	85	45	100%
62	West 178 Street610 reports · 75% rent-stabilized	15	80	2	14	86	45	100%
63	West 188 Street448 reports · 82% rent-stabilized	7	14	52	24	77	45	100%
64	West 189 Street679 reports · 79% rent-stabilized	8	2	49	13	79	45	100%
65	West 185 Street360 reports · 68% rent-stabilized	3	94	10	14	81	44	100%
66	West 191 Street546 reports · 80% rent-stabilized	13	11	83	21	73	44	100%
67	West 157 Street825 reports · 56% rent-stabilized	6	26	11	24	82	43	100%
68	West 165 Street268 reports · 83% rent-stabilized	11	70	1	4	79	42	100%
69	West 179 Street375 reports · 51% rent-stabilized	24	5	7	21	84	42	100%
70	West 161 Street1,734 reports · 71% rent-stabilized	2	3	33	15	81	41	100%
71	West 162 Street1,387 reports · 67% rent-stabilized	11	1	45	17	83	41	100%
72	West 192 Street438 reports · 81% rent-stabilized	1	23	25	7	77	40	100%
73	West 182 Street433 reports	15	9	8	4	84	38	100%
74	Fort George Avenue318 reports	1	34	13	18	56	33	45% inside Washington Heights
75	Jumel Terrace92 reports	·	·	·	·	76	not scored	100%
76	Jumel Place63 reports	·	·	·	·	76	not scored	100%
77	Fort Tryon Place0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
78	Margaret Corbin Drive239 reports	·	·	·	·	56	not scored	100%
79	Hudson View Gdns0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%
80	Henshaw Street48 reports	·	·	·	·	65	not scored	100%
81	Plz Lafayette13 reports	·	·	·	·	69	not scored	100%
82	Edward M Morgan Place9 reports	·	·	·	·	74	not scored	100%
83	Washington Terrace12 reports	·	·	·	·	65	not scored	100%
84	Staff Street30 reports	·	·	·	·	59	not scored	100%
85	Margaret Corbin Plaza0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%

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Questions about Washington Heights

Is Washington Heights quiet?

Washington Heights averages 15 on quietness, 24th of 24 Manhattan neighborhoods. Its streets run from 1 to 84.

What is the best street in Washington Heights?

Bennett Ave scores 77, the highest of the 74 scored streets in Washington Heights.

What do people complain about in Washington Heights?

Heat / hot water is the most common record on Washington Heights streets: 20,757 of 127,904 logged complaints and violations, 16%.