Best Places10034, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10034, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10034 ranks 12,187th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10034
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
10034's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10034 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 10034 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute44.1 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10034
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10034 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,528, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 10034's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 10034
10034's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10034.
Who works in 10034, and how
Work in 10034 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 13%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 70%
Life in 10034
10034 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. The coast is about 14 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 10034 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 10034, month by month
10034 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 10034
Laguardia sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 10034
Schools across 10034 average a B, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Active Learning Elementary School (the)A+ · 80% proficient
- MuscotaA+ · 75% proficient
- Amistad Dual Language SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harold O Levy SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Academy For New AmericansD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- High School-construction Trades Engineering & ArchitectureA+ · 97% proficient
- Inwood Early College For Health And Information TechnologiesA+ · 89% proficient
- Voyages Prep-south QueensA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10034 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10034 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 10034 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 10034 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 10034
Is 10034 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10034 ranks 12,187th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10034 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $535,521. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $72,528 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 10034 safe?
10034 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 10034?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 10034 good for families?
Schools beat 83% of zip codes, crime safety beats 43%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare 10034 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10034. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10034 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
10034 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10034: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10034: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10034: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10034: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10034 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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