1. Inwood & Washington Heights, Manhattan Starting with my very own neighborhood, I can say with confidence that Inwood & Washington Heights is one of the best places to live in NYC in your 30s.

Finally, the Theater District landed in third place for the best neighborhood to live in New York City, where the median home value is $1.8 million, and the median rent per month is $2,540.

Despite the cost of living soaring 138% more than the national average, the quaint neighborhood boasted enviable traits, such as 33% of the community being comprised of family households, a median ...