University Avenue, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade B, 59 out of 100. How does University Avenue in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade B, livability 59 out of 100.
Calm 52, ranked against busy avenues. Access 71, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, and a lot within a walk.
That puts University Avenue in the top 25% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on infrastructure (85) and tree cover (85); housing (27) is the weak spot.
On the record
Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on University Avenue, with 2,146 reports. HPD has cited 1,461 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 12 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 334 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 85 among busy avenues. About 39% of the 12,695 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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