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 93Exceptional. 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.

Ranked around New York

  1. #1 New York, NY — this page 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY — this page 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about New York

New York scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: