Benson Street, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade D, 39 out of 100. How does Benson Street in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade D, livability 39 out of 100.
Calm 18, ranked against quiet residential streets. Access 78, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most quiet residential streets, but a lot within a walk.
That puts Benson Street in the bottom 16% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (39) and transit (89); housing (3) is the weak spot.
On the record
Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Benson Street, with 97 reports. HPD has cited 54 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 33 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 8 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 39 among quiet residential streets. About 55% of the 164 homes on file are rent-stabilized.
Scores are built from 311 complaints, HPD violations, NYPD crash records, MTA stop locations, DOHMH food permits, and the street tree census, divided by the homes and businesses on the street, updated weekly. Read the scoring method or the data sources.
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