Priced out of Manhattan and the ritzier sections of Brooklyn, Melanie Fox settled on a 650-square-foot one-bedroom in a white-brick corner townhouse for $850 in Dyker Heights. Where?

Saddled between Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights is a quiet enclave of large houses and red-brick single- and two-family homes with views of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge where rents can be considered reasonably low. How reasonably low? Try $900 for a 750-square-foot one-bedroom. Or $1,400 for a six-room, two-bedroom unit with a dishwasher and a washer/dryer. Looking to buy? You can get a 2,200-square-foot single-family detached home for approximately $750,000. Did we mention a garage? You get one of those with this house – and sometimes with the rentals.

The main drawback of the nabe used to be the difficulty in commuting to Manhattan. Things are different now. No longer a two-fare area, Dyker Heights is now serviced by an express bus that takes only 20 minutes to reach the Wall Street area.
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