Best Places11411, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11411, 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.
11411 ranks 13,301st 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 11411
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.
11411's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11411 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 11411 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute45.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11411
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11411 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,065, 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 11411's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 11411
11411 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 11411.
Who works in 11411, and how
Work in 11411 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in 11411
11411 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 11411 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11411, month by month
11411 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 11411
John F Kennedy International sits about 4 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 11411
Schools across 11411 average a B+, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 176 Cambria HeightsA+ · 83% proficient
- Ps/ms 147 Ronald McnairD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Health Arts Robotics And Technology High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Elmont Memorial High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Math/science Research/tech MagnetA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11411 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11411 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 11411 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11411
Is 11411 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11411 ranks 13,301st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and walkability, 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 11411 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $646,904. The overall cost of living runs about 40% above the national average. Set against a $114,065 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 11411 safe?
11411 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
Compare 11411 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11411. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11411 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.
11411 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11411: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11411: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11411: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11411: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11411 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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