Melrose Avenue, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade D, 37 out of 100. How does Melrose Avenue in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade D, livability 37 out of 100.
Calm 17, ranked against busy avenues. Access 74, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most busy avenues, but a lot within a walk.
That puts Melrose Avenue in the bottom 12% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (89) and food nearby (85); street crime (0) is the weak spot.
On the record
Unsanitary condition is the most-filed complaint on Melrose Avenue, with 88 reports. HPD has cited 162 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 35 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 110 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 89 among busy avenues. About 72% of the 465 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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