Bushwick Is the Best NYC Neighborhood For Coffee Lovers

For many coffee lovers, a nice cup of coffee really sets the mood for the day, so access to good coffee can easily be one of the things people consider when looking for an apartment. We at RentHop love our morning coffee, too (lunch coffee, afternoon coffee time, anyone?), and to celebrate National Gourmet Coffee Day, we’ve made it our mission to help you find out which neighborhood is best for coffee lovers. Let’s take a look!

The Best NYC Neighborhoods for Renters Who Love Coffee

To find out the best neighborhood for coffee lovers, we collected public data on coffee shops in New York City, including their name, business type, location (in latitude and longitude), and ratings. We then geocoded the coffee shop data using the Neighborhood Tabulation Areas released by NYC OpenData. For renters, just their love for coffee is not enough. At the end of the day, being able to afford the rent is perhaps the most important consideration. Therefore, we calculated the median two-bedroom rent by each neighborhood and incorporated that into our coffee score.

Top on our list is Bushwick (West), the western part of the commonly known neighborhood Bushwick, with a total score of 73.35. The neighborhood aggregates 4.59 coffee shops per square mile, with the median two-bedroom rent currently at $3,100. Western Bushwick has undergone major changes in recent years with multi-family housing developments and commercial corridors. The growth brought in more residents and, therefore, more coffee shops. The Bushwick (West) coffee shops average a rating of 4.65 out of 5 on Google Maps. Meanwhile, we observed a stark difference between the west and east parts of Bushwick. Eastern Bushwick claims the #45 place in our rankings with only 1.11 coffee shops per square mile. 

East Village ranks as the second-best NYC neighborhood for renters who love coffee. While the median two-bedroom rent is higher than many outer-borough neighborhoods, at $4,495 per month, East Village has 6 coffee shops per square mile, the second most in Manhattan behind Greenwich Village. The average rating of coffee shops here is 4.54.

Neighborhoods with the Highest Coffee Scores

1. Bushwick (West)
   • Total Score: 73.35
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 4.59
   • Average Rating: 4.65
   • Median 2BR Rent: $3,100
2. East Village
   • Total Score: 71.46
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 6
   • Average Rating: 4.54
   • Median 2BR Rent: $4,495
3. Chinatown-Two Bridges
   • Total Score: 70.98
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 4.94
   • Average Rating: 4.5
   • Median 2BR Rent: $3,495
4. Park Slope
   • Total Score: 61.11
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 4.11
   • Average Rating: 4.6
   • Median 2BR Rent: $4,500
5. Greenwich Village
   • Total Score: 61.07
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 6.84
   • Average Rating: 4.32
   • Median 2BR Rent: $6,500
6. Astoria (Central)
   • Total Score: 60.64
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 2.33
   • Average Rating: 4.65
   • Median 2BR Rent: $3,000
7. Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
   • Total Score: 58.27
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 1.94
   • Average Rating: 4.62
   • Median 2BR Rent: $2,950
8. Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
   • Total Score: 57.9
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 2.46
   • Average Rating: 4.5
   • Median 2BR Rent: $3,250
9. Bensonhurst
   • Total Score: 57.55
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 1.38
   • Average Rating: 4.47
   • Median 2BR Rent: $2,250
10. Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
    • Total Score: 56.85
    • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 1.98
    • Average Rating: 4.41
    • Median 2BR Rent: $2,800

These Neighborhoods Have the Most Coffee Shops

1. Greenwich Village
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 6.84
   • Average Rating: 4.32
   • Median 2BR Rent: $6,500
2. East Village
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 6
   • Average Rating: 4.54
   • Median 2BR Rent: $4,495
3. Midtown-Times Square
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 5.38
   • Average Rating: 4.34
   • Median 2BR Rent: $6,595
4. SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 5.21
   • Average Rating: 4.45
   • Median 2BR Rent: $6,150
5. Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 5.05
   • Average Rating: 4.35
   • Median 2BR Rent: $8,000

These Neighborhoods Have the Best Coffee Shops, According to the Web

1. Wakefield-Woodlawn
   • Average Rating: 4.73
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 0.2
   • Median 2BR Rent: $2,400
2. Whitestone-Beechhurst
   • Average Rating: 4.73
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 0.34
   • Median 2BR Rent: $2,400
3. Brighton Beach
   • Average Rating: 4.72
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 0.95
   • Median 2BR Rent: $2,650
4. Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
   • Average Rating: 4.7
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 0.24
   • Median 2BR Rent: $2,400
5. Sunset Park (West)
   • Average Rating: 4.68
   • Coffee Shops Per Square Mile: 1.13
   • Median 2BR Rent: $3,400

Full Data

Methodology

This report ranks NYC neighborhoods by median rent, the number of coffee shops per square mile, and average coffee shop ratings (highest = 5). The median two-bedroom rent was calculated using two-bedroom rental listings created in the past 90 days, and neighborhoods without any rental listings are excluded from this report. The coffee shop data was gathered using the Google Places API. We included only the following business types in our analysis: art cafes, coffee shops, cafes, and espresso bars. For the purpose of this report, chain coffee stores with over 500 stores across the nation are removed from the analysis. We first cleaned up the rental and coffee data and then geocoded them using the NYC Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, which is publicly available via NYC OpenData. Only neighborhoods with at least two coffee shops are in the rankings. For more information, please email press@renthop.com.