Best Places11369, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11369, 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.
11369 ranks 14,725th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11369
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.
11369's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11369 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 11369 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute42.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11369
A household needs to earn about $209,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11369 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,977, 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 11369's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 11369
11369's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 11369.
Who works in 11369, and how
Work in 11369 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 39%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 52%
Life in 11369
11369 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of zip codes. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 11369 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11369, month by month
11369 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 11369
Laguardia sits about 1 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 11369
Schools across 11369 average a B+, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- East Elmhurst Community SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Ps 148B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Is 227 Louis ArmstrongA · 66% 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 11369 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11369 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 11369 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 11369 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 11369
Is 11369 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11369 ranks 14,725th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and transit, and lowest on car insurance costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11369 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $814,306. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $84,977 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 11369 safe?
11369 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11369?
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 11369 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare 11369 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11369. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11369 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.
11369 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11369: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11369: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11369: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11369: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11369 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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