Is Jackson Heights Safe? Queens Livability, Crime & Rent

By NYPD data, Jackson Heights is rated "High Activity Area" — safer than 0% of Queens neighborhoods. 5,229 crime incidents and 0 shooting incidents over the past 12 months. See the safety page for the full breakdown.

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

Jackson Heights has a commute score of 5/10. 3 subway stations serve the area: Junction Blvd, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 82 St-Jackson Hts.

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Jackson Heights sits in Queens and ranks #5 of 27 Queens neighborhoods on DwellCheck's livability score (6.4/10). It's served by 3 subway stations (Junction Blvd, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 82 St-Jackson Hts), with a median listing price of $0. Jackson Heights is a densely planted, transit-accessible working neighborhood with solid outdoor amenities and strong walkability, but high noise and worsening crime create real quality-of-life friction (composite score 6.4).

Living in Jackson Heights, Queens 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). Jackson Heights's composite is 6.4/10. Jackson Heights is a densely planted, transit-accessible working neighborhood with solid outdoor amenities and strong walkability, but high noise and worsening crime create real quality-of-life friction (composite score 6.4). For the block-by-block view, run any specific Jackson Heights address through DwellCheck.

Median listing price in Jackson Heights, Queens is $0 based on 343 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 Jackson Heights can run 20-40% below the median; check DHCR rent history for any specific address to verify.

Jackson Heights is classified as "High Activity Area" by NYPD CompStat data. Over the past 12 months it recorded 0 shooting incidents and 5,229 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, Jackson Heights is rated "High Activity Area" — safer than 0% of Queens neighborhoods. 5,229 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.

Jackson Heights scores 6.4/10 for overall livability and ranks in the 0th percentile for safety in Queens. Jackson Heights is a densely planted, transit-accessible working neighborhood with solid outdoor amenities and strong walkability, but high noise and worsening crime create real quality-of-life friction (composite score 6.4). 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).

6.4 (median), with an interquartile range of 6.0–6.8. This score is driven by exceptional Practical amenities (9) and strong Outdoor access (6.7), offset by low Financial and Investment scores (both 5.0, neutral) and below-median Livability (4.8).

No. Safety percentile ranks at 18% (bottom of borough), with 3,950 crimes recorded in the past 12 months and a crime trend worsening by 195%. Noise complaints (7,462, Very High) also indicate high-activity conditions. Police presence and enforcement activity are elevated.

Very green. You'll find an average of 179 trees within 200 meters of any address, with a canopy density of 9.5/10—among the highest in Queens. Five parks (Travers, LaGuardia Landing Lights, Northern Playground, Louis C. Moser, Playground Ninety) sit within 491 meters on average.

Mid-rise dominant (81% of 343 tracked buildings), with 16% walk-ups and 3% high-rise. This creates a consistent 6–12 story urban block structure with street-level retail and ground-floor activity.

One primary line: the 7 (in red). It stops at three stations in or near the neighborhood—Junction Boulevard, 90th Street–Elmhurst Avenue, and 82nd Street–Jackson Heights—providing redundant access to Manhattan and eastern Queens.