Best Places10989, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 10989, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
10989 ranks 971st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 10989
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.
10989's strengths and weaknesses
Where 10989 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$155,009 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 10989 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 10989
A household needs to earn about $168,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 10989 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $155,009; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 10989's effective rate of 2.08%, 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 10989
10989 runs older 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 10989.
Who works in 10989, and how
Work in 10989 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 10989
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 10989, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 10989, month by month
10989 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 10989
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around 10989
Schools across 10989 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Strawtown Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- West Nyack Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nyack Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Felix Festa Achievement Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarkstown South Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Clarkstown North Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Nyack Senior High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 10989 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
10989 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 10989 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 10989
Is 10989 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 10989 ranks 971st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, big-city access, and fast internet, 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 10989 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $547,042. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $155,009 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 10989 safe?
Yes, 10989 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare 10989 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 10989. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 10989 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.
10989 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 10989: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 10989: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 10989: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 10989: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
10989 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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