Data + Facts
Montague Street is an established neighborhood in the heart of Brooklyn Heights with a strong sense of community.
Home to families, professionals and people just starting out, Montague Street’s proximity to Downtown Brooklyn, the Promenade, the Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge Park, attracts hundreds and thousands of people each year.
Brooklyn Heights by the Numbers
THE PEOPLE
70,113 people per square mile
40% of households are families
48% Female
52% Male
71.7% White collar
86% have at least a 4-year degree
75.4% of working residents are in C-suite, management and professional occupations
$125,958 median household income
$937,768 average household net worth
63.5% of residents own a car
THE PLACE
One of the top 15% highest income neighborhoods in the United States
205-acres
4 blocks of shopping, dining and business along Montague Street
17 Houses of Worship
20 Schools
600+ pre-Civil War houses
58.35% of residential real estate built before 1939
8.875% sales tax rate
$2,849 median apartment rent
$1,399 median asking price per square foot
54 years as NYC’s First historic district
1st suburb of the United States
GETTING HERE
10 Subway lines
A C F N R 2 3 4 5 W
3 Bus lines
B25 B61 B63
NYC Ferry
Piers 1 and 6
30 minutes average commute to work for residents
78.7% of residents take subway to work
LESS THAN A MILE FROM DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
100,000+ workers
150,000 shoppers daily
57,000 students in 12 colleges and universities
450,00 tourists at 6 area hotels
3,000,000+ arts & entertainment patrons
50 cultural institutions
17,000,000 square feet of Class A space.
Source: Citi-Data.com 2016, Onboard Informatics 2016, Neighborhood Scout, Wikipedia
Photo: The Pierrepont