Rich Block, Poor Block: A Breakdown of South Brooklyn 'Hoods

Windsor Terrace and Kensington are closely connected—even longtime residents are known to debate where one ends and the other begins. 

But the website Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks, which uses data compiled from the 2007-2010 American Community Survey, paints a stark picture of the way wealth is distributed among what is—at least geographically—a rather small space.

The data reveals that income and rent prices alter dramatically from one street to the next.

For instance, the median household income for census tract 1502—bounded by 7th Avenue, Prospect Expressway, McDonald Avenue and Greenwood Avenue—is $88,7100.

Compare that to census tract 487, bounded by Church Avenue, Dahill Road, Ditmas Avenue and Ocean Parkway, which pulls in a median household income of $32,140—less than half the average income of residents living only a few blocks away.

For perspective, middle class in New York ranges between $50,282.00 to $63,315.00, according to the survey. But most urban dwellers can agree that the city is more expensive to live in than elsewhere in the state.

To see the data mapped out and check out more Brooklyn neighborhoods, visit the Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks website.