Known for: Cobbled streets and the ghosts of cardboard manufacturers past mix with “high-tech incubators, all kinds of computer people, and design studios,” says broker William Ross. With a 24-hour organic-grocery store, a bank, quiet streets, access to the A, C, and F lines, and plans for a children’s playground in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Dumbo has become a magnet for families.

Boundaries: Hudson Street to Fulton St.; Prospect Street to John Street/East River.