Residents have easy access to local stores in West Brighton.
The business district offers retail stores for residents and visitors in West Brighton.
Detached Duplexes are common in West Brighton.
Residents and visitors in West Brighton have easy access to public transportation.
Heritage Park features 9 acres of green space on Staten Island's North Shore.

Area Guide

West Brighton Staten Island, NY

Home of the Staten Island Zoo, West Brighton is cool and fun!

Sports Peaceful Restaurants

The West Brighton neighborhood is located along the Staten Island North Shore. The Staten Island Zoo is a notable landmark and attraction within the community – it houses 320 different species from around the world! The oldest operating cricket club can be found at nearby Walker Park. Founded in 1827, the park hosts regular cricket tournaments to this day.

West Brighton’s peaceful neighborhood boasts a large selection of restaurants along Forest Avenue. In the mid-1800s, the area was known as “Factoryville” because of the booming textile industry during that time.

The neighborhood is nestled between Clove Lakes Park and the Silver Lake Golf Course. In addition to the park’s trails, scenic lake, and natural beauty, visitors enjoy brunch on the Stone House at Clove Lakes’ garden patio! Residents in the area are served by the Staten Island Railway and bus services.

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Detached Duplexes are common in West Brighton.

Residents and visitors in West Brighton have easy access to public transportation.

Heritage Park features 9 acres of green space on Staten Island's North Shore.

Single family homes line the streets of West Brighton.

West Brighton business district provides residents with a fast pace environment.

Clove Lake Park is within minutes of West Brighton.

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Reviews of West Brighton - Staten Island, NY

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3.7 8 Reviews

Current Resident

2 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

More safety in place. Enjoy the families living in the area. Would like to see more playgrounds and family accessible activities.

Niche User

9 years and 10 months agoNiche Review

The neighborhood is really peaceful and friendly here. Everybody respects each other and it is nice to greet each other often. Many of our neighbors are grandparents and have grown up in the neighborhood since they were children. It is such a welcoming community.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Staten Island Zoo
  • Clove Lakes Park
  • Silver Lake Park
  • Staten Island Children's Museum
  • Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Airports

  • Newark Liberty International
  • LaGuardia

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.