Best Places11004, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11004, 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.
11004 ranks 4,981st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11004
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.
11004's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11004 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$128,033 median, better than 92% of zip codes
Where 11004 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute42.5 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,344 a month, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11004
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11004 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,033, 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 11004's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 11004
11004 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 11004.
Who works in 11004, and how
Work in 11004 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in 11004
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11004, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11004, month by month
11004 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 11004
John F Kennedy International sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 31.0 million passengers in 2025, with 249 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 11004
Schools across 11004 average a B+, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- James J Ambrose School (the)A+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172A · 62% proficient
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11004 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11004 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 11004 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11004
Is 11004 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11004 ranks 4,981st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11004 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $654,454. The overall cost of living runs about 39% above the national average. Set against a $128,033 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 11004 safe?
11004 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $323 per resident a year.
Compare 11004 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11004. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11004 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.
11004 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11004: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11004: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11004: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11004: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11004 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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