Best Places10535, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10535, 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.
10535 ranks 19,546th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10535
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.
10535's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10535 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 10535 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10535
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10535 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,622, 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 10535's effective rate of 2.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 10535
10535 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10535.
Who works in 10535, and how
Work in 10535 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 10535
The coast is about 35 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 10535, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 10535, month by month
10535 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 10535
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10535
Schools across 10535 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeland-copper Beech Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeland High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10535 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10535 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 10535 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10535
Is 10535 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10535 ranks 19,546th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and good schools, and lowest on crime and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10535 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $377,111. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $73,622 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 10535 safe?
10535 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,140 per resident a year.
Compare 10535 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10535. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10535 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.
10535 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10535: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10535: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10535: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10535: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10535 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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