Is Fordham Safe? Bronx Livability, Crime & Rent

By NYPD data, Fordham is rated "Higher Than Average" — safer than 44% of Bronx neighborhoods. 3,391 crime incidents and 5 shooting incidents over the past 12 months. See the safety page for the full breakdown.

Rents in Fordham, Bronx vary significantly by building and apartment type. The median listing price is $0. Use DwellCheck to research specific addresses.

Fordham has a commute score of 5.5/10. 3 subway stations serve the area: Bronx Park East, E 180 St, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av.

The best streets depend on your priorities. Use DwellCheck to compare specific addresses across livability, safety, transit, and environmental factors.

Fordham sits in Bronx and ranks #5 of 23 Bronx neighborhoods on DwellCheck's livability score (6.6/10). It's served by 3 subway stations (Bronx Park East, E 180 St, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av), with a median listing price of $0. Fordham is a transit-connected neighborhood with genuine green space and solid building infrastructure (composite 6.6), but high crime and noise make it a pragmatic rather than appealing choice.

Living in Fordham, Bronx weights against six livability dimensions: practical (HPD-violation density), commute (subway proximity), arts/culture (venue density), outdoor (parks + trees), financial (price level), investment (price trend). Fordham's composite is 6.6/10. Fordham is a transit-connected neighborhood with genuine green space and solid building infrastructure (composite 6.6), but high crime and noise make it a pragmatic rather than appealing choice. For the block-by-block view, run any specific Fordham address through DwellCheck.

Median listing price in Fordham, Bronx is $0 based on 126 active listings as of 2026-04-05. Whether that reads "expensive" depends on the comparison: it's lower than Manhattan averages and varies considerably by building. Rent-stabilized units in Fordham can run 20-40% below the median; check DHCR rent history for any specific address to verify.

Fordham is classified as "Higher Than Average" by NYPD CompStat data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 5 shooting incidents and 3,391 total crime incidents. Walking at night carries the same risk profile as anywhere in NYC: stay on commercial corridors with foot traffic, avoid empty side streets after midnight, and prefer subway lines that run 24/7.

By NYPD data, Fordham is rated "Higher Than Average" — safer than 44% of Bronx neighborhoods. 3,391 crime incidents over 12 months. Block-level risk varies; check the address-level safety score for any specific street or building.

NYPD CompStat reports incidents at the precinct level, not block-by-block, so a granular "avoid this street" answer isn't possible from public data alone. The most reliable signal at the block level is DwellCheck's address-level safety score, which weights NYPD incidents within a 250m radius of a specific building. As a general rule across NYC: industrial blocks with no foot traffic are higher-risk than residential blocks; subway-station-adjacent commercial corridors are lowest-risk.

Fordham scores 6.6/10 for overall livability and ranks in the 44th percentile for safety in Bronx. Fordham is a transit-connected neighborhood with genuine green space and solid building infrastructure (composite 6.6), but high crime and noise make it a pragmatic rather than appealing choice. Whether it's a good fit depends on what you weight: families, solo renters, and remote workers each prioritize different factors (noise, transit access, parks, building quality).

The median composite score is 6.6 (interquartile range 6.2–7.0). The Practical score of 9 is the neighborhood's strongest indicator; Financial (5.0) and Investment (5.0) are neutral, dragging down the overall composite.

Fordham ranks at the 79th percentile for high-activity crime in the Bronx, with 1,606 crimes recorded over 12 months and a worsening trend (+179.8% year-over-year). This is a significant consideration for residents.

You have direct access to three subway stations: Bronx Park East (2, 5 lines), E 180 St (2, 5 lines), and West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av (2, 5 lines). Metro-North connections are also accessible nearby.

Fordham has strong tree coverage: an average of 68 trees within 200 meters and a canopy density of 8.5/10. Five parks (Vidalia, West Farms Rapids, West Farms Soldiers Cemetery, River Garden, Daly Ave Garden) are within 120 meters on average, supporting an ART/Livability score of 5.8 (above the borough median of 4.5).