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Upper East Side is the 20th most walkable neighborhood in New York with 191,160 residents.

Upper East Side has world-class public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Central Park, Sutton Place, Turtle Bay, Upper West Side and Midtown.

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Walk Score of Upper East Side, New York, NY

Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Daily errands do not require a car in Upper East Side.

Upper East Side is the 20th most walkable neighborhood in New York with a Walk Score of 98.

The best New York neighborhoods for walkability are Little Italy, SoHo and Flatiron District.

Upper East Side Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Upper East Side to other New York neighborhoods.

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Bike Score

Population
1 Little Italy 100 100 87 9,620
2 SoHo 100 100 86 10,798
3 Flatiron District 100 100 81 28,669
4 Greenwich Village 100 100 86 43,998
5 NoHo 100 100 86 5,641
6 Murray Hill 99 100 64 10,527
7 West Village 99 100 87 24,667
8 Chelsea 99 100 87 46,546
9 Sutton Place 99 100 68 20,617
10 Tribeca 99 100 84 17,701
11 Columbus Circle 99 100 69 23,094
12 Financial District 99 100 80 28,318
13 Garment District 99 100 79 4,920
14 Gramercy 99 100 80 56,302
15 Midtown 99 100 71 18,065
16 Chinatown 99 100 86 10,502
17 Carnegie Hill 99 100 70 14,976
18 Clinton 98 100 69 29,957
19 Upper West Side 98 99 79 202,676
20 Upper East Side 98 98 69 191,160
21 Cobble Hill 98 99 84 7,042
22 Brooklyn Heights 98 100 72 20,207
23 Turtle Bay 98 100 62 20,093
24 East Village 98 97 84 69,395
25 Battery Park 97 100 78 12,243
26 Boerum Hill 97 100 89 11,966
27 Tudor City 97 100 74 15,669
28 Morningside Heights 97 98 64 41,472
29 Downtown 97 100 86 7,687
30 DUMBO 96 100 76 3,112
31 Carroll Gardens 96 85 86 12,591
32 Lower East Side 96 96 83 85,490
33 Gowanus 96 95 88 16,765
34 Park Slope 96 95 83 59,072
35 Harlem 95 100 66 111,057
36 Sunnyside 95 72 64 47,190
37 Central Park 95 100 81 9,371
38 Hunters Point 95 92 63 10,905
39 Manhattanville 95 99 62 18,188
40 Hamilton Heights 95 99 64 48,016
41 Washington Heights 95 96 69 159,326
42 Parkchester 95 86 53 40,611
43 Stuyvesant Town 94 98 83 14,133
44 Fordham 94 100 68 46,622
45 Clinton Hill 94 97 86 23,759
46 Prospect Heights 94 100 85 16,720
47 Fort Greene 94 100 88 32,356
48 East Harlem 93 99 76 117,490
49 Williamsburg 93 90 83 142,299
50 Jackson Heights 93 82 66 66,545
51 Columbia Street Waterfront District 93 82 80 4,193
52 Greenpoint 93 68 80 30,721
53 Longwood 92 93 67 39,396
54 Belmont 92 94 60 21,452
55 Kew Gardens 91 87 53 23,929
56 Tremont 91 96 69 55,555
57 Sunset Park 91 76 61 103,194
58 Homecrest 91 79 60 32,154
59 Unionport 91 81 54 19,124
60 Inwood 91 86 63 37,105
61 Elmhurst 91 85 53 103,084
62 Brighton Beach 91 77 69 31,047
63 Kensington 90 82 73 54,453
64 Melrose 90 95 64 37,605
65 Westchester Heights 90 80 54 14,207
66 Ridgewood 90 82 56 67,212
67 Bay Ridge 90 74 61 53,253
68 Borough Park 90 75 57 98,988
69 University Heights 90 97 51 53,790
70 Astoria 89 71 67 166,485
71 Concourse 89 93 69 107,794
72 Hunts Point 89 80 66 12,756
73 East Tremont 89 92 65 34,187
74 Flatbush 89 90 63 132,967
75 Woodside 89 88 57 49,106
76 Bedford Stuyvesant 89 92 77 142,345
77 Bushwick 88 89 67 110,966
78 Forest Hills 88 77 52 69,160
79 Navy Yard 88 95 80 574
80 Kingsbridge 88 89 47 31,657
81 Roosevelt Island 88 84 68 9,744
82 Ocean Parkway 88 80 67 41,617
83 Rego Park 88 74 51 43,105
84 Van Nest 88 83 51 14,977
85 Flatlands 87 79 55 53,054
86 Corona 87 68 63 108,259
87 Midwood 87 84 59 62,708
88 Prospect Park South 87 88 70 2,262
89 Crown Heights 87 99 78 127,648
90 New Dorp 87 64 57 5,399
91 South Bronx 87 92 68 84,656
92 Windsor Terrace 87 83 82 7,922
93 Marble Hill 86 84 50 7,445
94 Jamaica Hills 86 96 54 12,658
95 Norwood 86 94 65 36,582
96 Sheepshead Bay 86 74 59 72,854
97 Bedford Park 86 97 67 51,040
98 Forest Hills Gardens 86 88 51 3,793
99 Morris Heights 86 93 60 40,078
100 Flushing 86 82 54 83,418
101 Red Hook 86 57 74 10,366
102 Ozone Park 86 61 52 55,780
103 Bensonhurst 85 77 57 98,021
104 Gravesend 85 81 63 72,125
105 Prospect Lefferts Gardens 85 95 76 30,614
106 High Bridge 85 94 61 38,855
107 Murray Hill (Queens) 85 76 52 73,611
108 North Riverdale 85 62 39 13,459
109 Fort Hamilton 85 74 59 28,861
110 Glendale 85 60 57 32,371
111 Wingate 85 92 70 19,885
112 Kew Gardens Hills 85 61 59 41,275
113 West Farms 85 90 60 17,697
114 Prospect Park 85 94 80 3,225
115 Greenwood 85 80 65 26,557
116 Mott Haven 85 92 71 50,654
117 Richmond Hill 85 71 55 54,063
118 Dyker Heights 84 71 55 35,952
119 St. George 84 71 50 11,735
120 Tompkinsville 84 71 34 6,255
121 Woodhaven 84 62 52 35,914
122 East Flatbush 84 84 57 111,569
123 Spuyten Duyvil 84 75 37 14,930
124 Bronx Park 83 87 64 4,652
125 New Utrecht 83 69 56 16,384
126 Utopia 83 65 56 2,346
127 East Elmhurst 83 57 60 64,458
128 Marine Park 82 77 59 24,707
129 Georgetown 82 76 51 11,370
130 Brownsville 82 97 56 55,598
131 Pomonok 82 56 71 9,717
132 Jamaica Estates 82 91 48 13,180
133 Morris Park 82 78 62 38,172
134 Riverdale 82 70 40 12,521
135 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 82 66 63 1,474
136 Bath Beach 81 75 56 59,017
137 Williamsbridge 81 78 59 116,378
138 Wakefield 81 73 49 36,193
139 Pelham Bay 81 77 65 24,725
140 Port Richmond 81 64 53 18,318
141 Middle Village 80 45 50 31,916
142 Stapleton 80 65 42 11,468
143 Briarwood 80 89 50 28,157
144 Grant City 80 66 61 7,234
145 Port Morris 79 82 72 2,617
146 Soundview 79 79 61 83,525
147 Dongan Hills 79 64 50 4,386
148 Coney Island 79 69 66 48,867
149 Jamaica 79 76 52 121,432
150 Maspeth 79 64 51 52,134
151 Baychester 79 70 47 15,994
152 Woodlawn 79 74 52 8,281
153 Astoria Heights 79 47 54 5,794
154 East New York 78 84 53 184,884
155 Van Cortlandt Park 78 74 64 3,173
156 Fresh Meadows 78 63 63 23,366
157 Ocean Hill 78 96 60 42,179
158 Hillcrest 78 64 63 14,240
159 Auburndale 78 68 55 26,602
160 West Brighton 77 60 46 20,621
161 Castleton Corners 77 58 47 8,840
162 Manhattan Beach 77 71 61 5,925
163 Bayside 76 62 53 48,810
164 Floral park 76 56 51 12,794
165 Westerleigh 76 59 49 5,102
166 Rochdale 76 62 49 30,563
167 Co-op City 75 66 48 34,588
168 College Point 75 31 50 26,297
169 City Island 75 31 63 4,077
170 Clearview 75 51 57 19,501
171 Bellerose 74 66 55 29,582
172 Canarsie 74 71 49 82,419
173 Clifton 74 61 48 2,880
174 Fieldston 74 73 38 4,144
175 Eastchester 74 67 48 9,738
176 Rockaway Park 74 59 74 13,458
177 Pelham Gardens 73 72 59 23,566
178 South Ozone Park 73 42 51 72,285
179 Rosebank 72 62 47 12,228
180 Whitestone 72 52 51 32,350
181 Castle Hill 72 69 63 20,811
182 Arrochar 72 64 54 8,500
183 Holliswood 72 77 43 5,066
184 Old Town 71 64 47 7,279
185 Gerritsen Beach 71 58 49 5,364
186 Richmond Valley 71 51 42 2,630
187 Graniteville 71 60 46 11,242
188 Queens Village 71 71 50 52,978
189 Hollis 71 73 51 34,623
190 Meiers Corners 71 57 47 10,604
191 Park Hill 70 64 45 9,610
192 Blissville 70 60 60 529
193 Glen Oaks 70 52 45 11,693
194 Douglaston/Little Neck 70 50 41 24,711
195 St. Albans 69 69 52 34,514
196 New Dorp Beach 68 59 45 4,249
197 New Brighton 68 62 36 5,899
198 Throggs Neck 67 50 45 32,498
199 Randall Manor 67 56 42 4,821
200 Howard Beach 67 48 58 25,539
201 Cambria Heights 67 60 51 14,353
202 Midland Beach 67 59 56 9,431
203 Mariner's Harbor 67 56 43 14,332
204 Rockaway Beach 66 60 68 9,346
205 Rosedale 66 53 49 25,688
206 Bulls Head 65 57 52 13,535
207 Great Kills 65 56 47 23,098
208 Grymes Hill 65 62 26 7,732
209 Far Rockaway 65 53 63 65,646
210 Oakland Gardens 65 62 61 23,817
211 Laurelton 65 63 52 24,805
212 Malba 64 55 47 1,629
213 Elm Park 64 61 48 2,429
214 South Beach 63 60 56 7,585
215 Fort Wadsworth 63 60 45 1,493
216 Sunnyside (Staten Island) 63 61 41 3,211
217 Belle Harbor 63 19 64 5,038
218 Grasmere / Concord 62 67 42 7,569
219 Clove Lake 62 59 30 1,016
220 Mill Basin 62 58 48 6,655
221 Rossville 62 43 45 10,843
222 Silver Lake 61 59 37 2,229
223 Pelham Bay Park 61 67 57 1,394
224 Emerson Hill 61 53 38 13,058
225 Springfield Gardens 60 51 48 8,873
226 Country Club 60 61 49 6,999
227 Oakwood 59 60 45 12,599
228 Bergen Beach 58 65 49 3,946
229 Richmond Town 58 54 45 9,845
230 Clason Point 58 59 61 8,862
231 Todt Hill 58 56 29 5,010
232 Eltingville 57 60 45 23,681
233 Bloomfield 57 54 38 795
234 Tottenville 56 53 40 11,220
235 Bay Terrace 55 58 45 7,060
236 Chelsea/Travis 55 42 46 2,800
237 Port Ivory 55 50 36 4,070
238 Brookville 54 56 47 9,779
239 Heartland Village 54 57 44 20,582
240 Pleasant Plains 53 45 41 3,443
241 Randals/Wards Island 52 64 62 1,541
242 Annadale 51 53 41 7,504
243 Woodrow 51 43 44 6,641
244 New Springville 50 48 37 10,691
245 Huguenot 49 51 43 9,653
246 Arverne 49 54 57 11,801
247 Charleston 48 37 32 636
248 Arden Heights 48 47 35 13,450
249 Butler Manor 48 48 39 1,269
250 Lighthouse Hill 46 46 21 1,853
251 Greenridge 44 56 33 8,732
252 Prince's Bay 43 50 49 8,531
253 Broad Channel 38 36 48 1,980
254 Neponsit 34 - 55 1,243
255 Breezy Point 31 - 39 3,427
256 Rikers Island 5 13 25 9,181

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 903 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Upper East Side. People in Upper East Side can walk to an average of 52 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Transit Score of Upper East Side, New York, NY

Rider’s Paradise

World-class public transportation.

Public Transit Routes

Upper East Side has world-class public transportation and about 20 bus and 7 subway lines passing through it.

Transit Time

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Upper East Side has about 49 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and Enterprise CarShare.

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Bike Score of Upper East Side, New York, NY

Bikeable

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Apartments & Rentals in Upper East Side

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Rental info for Archstone Camargue in the Upper East Side area

Archstone Camargue

$2,947-$5,001

1-2 beds

Rental info for Parc Cameron in the Upper East Side area

Parc Cameron

$2,350-$3,955

Studio-1 beds

Rental info for 420 East 80th Street in the Upper East Side area

420 East 80th Street

$2,510-$3,460

Studio-3 beds

Rental info for 1 bed, 1.0 bath, $2,100 in the Upper East Side area

1 bed, 1.0 bath, $2,100

$2,100

1 beds

Rental info for East 56th Street in the Upper East Side area

East 56th Street

$4,050

2 beds

Rental info for 318 East 89th Street in the Upper East Side area

318 East 89th Street

$1,850

1 beds

Rental info for East 88th St * Unique * Serene 1br +Private Garden in the Upper East Side area

East 88th St * Unique * Serene 1br +Private Garden

$1,950

1 beds

Rental info for Studio, 1.0 bath, $2,900 in the Upper East Side area

Studio, 1.0 bath, $2,900

$2,900

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Apartments Near Upper East Side Schools
  1. Marymount Manhattan College
Apartments Near Employers
  1. Loews Headquarters

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