Less than one in three Yorkers planning to flee city, and just 30% are happy with quality of life: survey

Less than one in three New Yorkers were pleased with the quality of life in the boroughs last year, down from more than half of those surveyed in 2017, according to a poll from the The Citizens Budget Commission.

The non-profit think tank’s first such post-pandemic survey also found that only 37% of New Yorkers thought public safety in their neighborhood was excellent or good, down from 50% six years ago.

Only about half of the 6,600 households polled said they felt safe riding the subway during the day, a drastic reduction from the more than four out of five New Yorkers who said so in 2017.

The survey also showed slides in happiness with the quality of public education, government services and cleanliness in the city.

White people, residents of Manhattan and those making higher incomes were more likely to report satisfaction with city life than other groups, according to the poll.