How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Upper West Side?
25 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Upper West Side, 8.0 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.8★ average here.
Upper West Side, New York · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 13th most crowded of 14 areas mapped in New York
Within 1 km
25
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
8.0
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
24
enough to judge a rating
Established
20
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.8★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
198
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 25 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up23 (92%)
- 4.0 to 4.41 (4%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (4%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topman Barbershop | 5.0★ | 2,779 | 570 m |
| The Cutting District Barber Shop | 5.0★ | 2,144 | 990 m |
| The Cutting Edge Barbershop | 5.0★ | 931 | 430 m |
| OLA HAIR CO. | 5.0★ | 72 | 520 m |
| Excellence Barber Shop | 4.9★ | 455 | 790 m |
| Jeffrey Stein Salon at W.86th St | 4.9★ | 451 | 460 m |
| Salon VMS | 4.9★ | 391 | 600 m |
| Tresses Belle Studio | 4.9★ | 153 | 80 m |
| Salli B Salon | 4.9★ | 140 | 530 m |
| The House of Beauty NYC | 4.8★ | 507 | 710 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topman Barbershop | 5.0★ | 2,779 | 570 m |
| The Cutting District Barber Shop | 5.0★ | 2,144 | 990 m |
| Salon West | 4.7★ | 1,351 | 550 m |
| The Cutting Edge Barbershop | 5.0★ | 931 | 430 m |
| The House of Beauty NYC | 4.8★ | 507 | 710 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Upper West Side.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Upper West Side?
25 within 1 km of the centre of Upper West Side, New York, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 8.0 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 13th most crowded of the 14 New York areas we mapped.
Is Upper West Side a good place to open a hair salon?
MODERATE competition: 25 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Upper West Side, 8.0 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.8★ average here. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Upper West Side?
4.8 out of 5, across the 24 with at least 10 reviews. 23 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 198 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Upper West Side are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Topman Barbershop (5.0, 2,779 reviews), The Cutting District Barber Shop (5.0, 2,144 reviews), The Cutting Edge Barbershop (5.0, 931 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Upper West Side on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.