Best Places11548, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11548, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
11548 ranks 3,435th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 11548
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.
11548's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11548 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$181,911 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 11548 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11548
A household needs to earn about $340,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11548 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $181,911, 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 11548's effective rate of 1.61%, 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 11548
11548 runs younger 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 11548.
Who works in 11548, and how
Work in 11548 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in 11548
11548 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 11548 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11548, month by month
11548 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 11548
Laguardia sits about 14 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 11548
Schools across 11548 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Harbor Hill SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Glen Head Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- North Shore Middle SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jericho Middle SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Roslyn Middle SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Locust Valley Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top high schools
- Jericho Senior High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Roslyn High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Locust Valley High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11548 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11548 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 11548 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11548
Is 11548 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11548 ranks 3,435th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on a weak job market 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 11548 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,169,907. The overall cost of living runs about 55% above the national average. Set against a $181,911 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 11548 safe?
11548 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $564 per resident a year.
Compare 11548 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11548. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11548 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.
11548 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11548: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11548: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11548: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11548: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11548 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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