Best Places11251, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11251, 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.
11251 ranks 11,280th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11251
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.
11251's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11251 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 11251 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute38.0 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
Who lives in 11251
11251 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 11251.
Life in 11251
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11251, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11251, month by month
11251 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 69° | 60° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 11251
Laguardia sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 11251
Schools across 11251 average a B+, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
Top middle schools
- 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 11251 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11251 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 11251 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11251
Is 11251 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11251 ranks 11,280th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, big-city access, and biking, and lowest on 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 11251 safe?
Yes, 11251 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11251?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 28. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 37% of zip codes.
Compare 11251 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11251. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11251 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.
11251 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11251: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11251: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11251: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11251: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11251 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.
- 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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