Best Places10952, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10952, 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.
10952 ranks 24,403rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10952
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.
10952's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10952 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 10952 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10952
A household needs to earn about $252,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10952 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,055, 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 10952's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 10952
10952 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 10952.
Who works in 10952, and how
Work in 10952 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 10952
10952 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 10952 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 10952, month by month
10952 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 10952
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10952
Schools across 10952 average a C+, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cherry Lane Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Viola Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Suffern Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Pomona Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Suffern Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Spring Valley High SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Ramapo High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10952 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10952 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 10952 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 10952 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 10952
Is 10952 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10952 ranks 24,403rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 10952 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $895,530. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $75,055 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 10952 safe?
10952 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 10952?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 6% of zip codes.
Is 10952 good for families?
Schools beat 52% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare 10952 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10952. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10952 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.
10952 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10952: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10952: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10952: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10952: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10952 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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