Neighborhood Guide
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side remains the gold standard of Manhattan luxury living. Home to Museum Mile, Central Park, and some of the city's most prestigious prewar cooperatives, the neighborhood offers an unparalleled combination of cultural richness, architectural grandeur, and timeless sophistication.
The Upper East Side is synonymous with Manhattan elegance. Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue are lined with some of the most distinguished residential buildings in the world, many designed by renowned architects such as Rosario Candela and Emery Roth. These prewar cooperatives offer grand proportions, museum-quality finishes, and white-glove service.
Museum Mile, stretching along Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 110th Streets, is home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and other world-class cultural institutions. Madison Avenue provides an unmatched luxury retail experience, while Central Park offers 843 acres of green space at residents' doorsteps.
The Upper East Side's excellent schools, refined dining scene, and enduring prestige make it the neighborhood of choice for families, professionals, and international buyers seeking the very best of New York living. Curtis Bain brings deep expertise to this iconic market.
The Neighborhood
What It's Like
The Mood
Polished, patrician, and perennially elegant, the Upper East Side is New York's most storied residential address, where old-money discretion meets Museum Mile grandeur.
Heart of the Neighborhood
The stretch of Fifth Avenue along Central Park, from the Met to the Guggenheim, is the cultural spine of the neighborhood and one of the great promenades in the world.
Best Perk
Unrivaled access to Central Park, world-class museums, top-tier schools, and a residential fabric of prewar architecture that has no equal in the city.
Did You Know
The side streets between Park and Lexington Avenues contain some of the finest prewar apartment buildings ever constructed, many designed by Rosario Candela, the architect whose floor plans remain the gold standard for luxury living.
Good to Know
The formality can feel stifling, the pace is noticeably slower than downtown, and the neighborhood's reputation for insularity is not entirely unearned.
Food & Drink
Where to Eat & Drink
French
Daniel↗
Daniel Boulud's flagship, a Michelin two-star temple of French haute cuisine on the Upper East Side
American
JG Melon↗
A no-frills corner pub with arguably the best burger on the Upper East Side
Japanese
Sushi of Gari↗
Inventive omakase-style sushi with creative preparations that have earned a devoted following
By the Numbers
Upper East Side, NY
Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau
208,400
Total Population
42.4 years
Median Age
$131,000
Median HH Income
112,600
Households
Market Data
Upper East Side Highlights
$175K - 90M
Price Range
$2.65M
Avg. Sold Price
$3.57M
Avg. List Price
$2,934
Avg. Price / Sqft
2,161
Homes for Sale
160
Homes for Rent
Community Profile
Upper East Side at a Glance
Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey
Population by Age
Education Attainment
112,600
Households
1.82
Avg. Household Size
Housing
$131,000
Median HH Income
$134,200
Per Capita Income
Livability
Neighborhood Scores
Education
Schools in Upper East Side
35
Pre-K
22
Primary
8
Middle
9
High School
Top Private Schools
- ●The Dalton School
- ●The Brearley School
- ●The Chapin School
- ●The Spence School
- ●Nightingale-Bamford School
- ●The Browning School
- ●Buckley School
- ●Allen-Stevenson School
- ●The Hewitt School
- ●Birch Wathen Lenox School
- ●Marymount School of New York
- ●Lycee Francais de New York
Many of NYC's most selective schools sit here, with a concentration of elite K-12 private schools, strong public feeders like PS 6 and PS 290, and easy access to top selective high schools.