Despite their reputation to be harsh around the edges, it turns out that the New Yorkrs are not so rude after all.
A new study called The Upper West Side as one of America’s friendly neighborhoods for newcomers, ranking eighth.
The report, carried out by Home Store Hastha Kalalu, analyzed data from the US, Zillow and Crime Statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to compare the cost of living, security and the community of large districts across the country, giving each neighborhood a result.
UWS received a result of friendship just over 58.
“The densest populated and costly neighborhood in the ranking is a desired place to move,” the authors of the study write. “Real estate in the area is seen over 17,000 times a day.”
Despite the cost of living 138% more than the national average, the strange neighborhood boasted of enviable traits, such as 33% of the community consisting of family families, average neighborhood income of $ 145,620, an average home value Of the $ 777,913 and a violent crime rate of 9.9 per 1,000 people, according to the local West Side Rag.
“Friendly neighborhoods need more than pleasant people – they come out of a connection of affordability, security and community than just social factors,” said a spokesman for Hastha Kalalu in a statement.
“While most of the friendly neighborhoods tend to be suburban, the Side West West Side of New York proves that expensive areas of the city can build strong communities when other factors are lined up.”
Hot points in Houston, El Paso, Phoenix and Miami beat the Quain NYC neighborhood, with Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska, taking the score (79.94) with its low crime rate, low living cost and higher safety, According to Time Out.
However, UWS was not the only Manhattan neighborhood named one of the most friendly – Upper Side and Upper Side entered the 21st place.
The top 10 most friendly neighborhoods in the United States
- Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska
- Kingwood, Houston, Texas
- South Side, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Northwest, El Paso, Texas
- Deer Valley, Phoenix, Arizona
- Highland, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Bricknell, Miami, Florida
- Upper West Side, New York
- Maryvale, Phoenix
- Chevy Chase, Lexington, Kentucky
Ironically, New York was named only the least friendly state in the country, ranking dead last in a report published last month.
The most friendly states of the 2024 world review of the study made more than 2.5 million tourist experiences, the average level of states and an Instagram survey to determine where the outcome of the country’s 50 countries in beauty.
“New Yorkrs are kind. They are not nice to your face,” 40-year-old New Yorker Joe Massaro said at the time. “People in other countries are good for your face, but they are not good behind your back or when you need it.”
Despite their attitude, the concrete jungle was named the second best city in the world for 2025.
According to one report, the Big Apple is the “Permanent Heart Beating of America”.
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