Best Places11354, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11354, 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.
11354 ranks 22,711th 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 11354
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.
11354's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11354 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 11354 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute39.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11354
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11354 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,123, 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 11354's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 11354
11354 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 11354.
Who works in 11354, and how
Work in 11354 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 38%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 52%
Life in 11354
11354 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 11354 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11354, month by month
11354 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 11354
Laguardia sits about 3 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 11354
Schools across 11354 average a B+, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ps 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 21 Edward HartA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jhs 185 Edward BleekerA+ · 68% proficient
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Queens High School For Language StudiesA+ · 98% proficient
- Flushing High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Veritas AcademyA+ · 86% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11354 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11354 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 11354 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 11354 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 11354
Is 11354 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11354 ranks 22,711th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and transit, 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 11354 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $735,807. The overall cost of living runs about 71% above the national average. Set against a $72,123 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 11354 safe?
Yes, 11354 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11354?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 11354 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare 11354 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11354. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11354 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.
11354 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11354: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11354: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11354: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11354: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11354 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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