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Manhattan · Classic · Stately · Park-Side

Upper East Side

The Guide

Park Avenue in October — white gloves, gold leaves, and not a single person in a hurry.

The Upper East Side is classic Manhattan — white-glove doormen, prewar co-ops along Park Avenue, and the finest concentration of world-class museums on earth. It's quieter than downtown. Intentionally so. Families come for the schools; they stay for everything else.

What to know

  • The Met
  • Central Park
  • Museum Mile
  • Madison Avenue

On Foot & On Rails

Getting around

Walk Score
99/ 100

Walker's Paradise

Transit Score
100/ 100

Rider's Paradise

Bike Score
85/ 100

Very Bikeable

Walkability, transit and bike data via Walk Score®.

Who Lives Here

By the numbers

39,479
Residents
$156,712
Median Household Income
$1,529,600
Median Home Value
$3,002
Median Rent

Age distribution

Under 1816%
18 – 3425%
35 – 6435%
65+24%

Educational attainment

Bachelor's or Higher81%
Some College / Associate's12%
High School / GED6%
Less than High School2%

Race & ethnicity

White80%
Asian10%
Hispanic / Latino7%
Other3%
Black / African Am.1%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied45%
Renter-occupied55%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year) for ZIP 10021.

The Field Guide

Around the block

Restaurants

Shopping

Active

Beauty

Nightlife

Nearby places within roughly two miles, via Google Places.

On The Map

Where Upper East Side sits

Boundary approximate, from NYC Open Data (2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas). Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.

Dumbo Manhattan Bridge

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