New York, NY · the CityFunIndex
Transit Quality in New York
New York ranks #1 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 93 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 100th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in New York.
- Transit Quality score
- 93
- Exceptional
- National rank
- #1 of 134
- In New York
- #1 of 2
- Percentile
- 100th
The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; New York sits 43 points above the median.
How transit quality is measured
How well a person without a car can move around the city.
Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around New York
- #1 New York, NY — this page 93
- T#2 Boston, MA 92
- T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
See the full leaderboard — Best cities for transit quality →
Top US cities for transit quality
- #1 New York, NY — this page 93
- T#2 Boston, MA 92
- T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
- T#2 Washington, DC 92
- T#5 Chicago, IL 91
More about New York
New York scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: