Best Places10926, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10926, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10926 ranks 8,123rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10926
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.
10926's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10926 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 10926 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10926
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10926 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,151, 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 10926's effective rate of 2.22%, 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 10926
10926'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 10926.
Who works in 10926, and how
Work in 10926 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 10926
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 10926.
What the weather is like in 10926, month by month
10926 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 10926
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10926
Schools across 10926 average an A−, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central Valley Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Thiells Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroe-woodbury Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Willow Grove Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Monroe-woodbury High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- North Rockland High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10926 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10926 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 10926 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10926
Is 10926 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10926 ranks 8,123rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, heat safety, and population health, and lowest on property 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 10926 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $396,946. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $105,151 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 10926 safe?
10926 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $433 per resident a year.
Compare 10926 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10926. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10926 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.
10926 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10926: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10926: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10926: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10926: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10926 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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