Best Places11590, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11590, 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.
11590 ranks 2,012th 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 11590
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.
11590's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11590 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$162,085 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 11590 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11590
A household needs to earn about $185,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11590 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $162,085, 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 11590's effective rate of 1.95%, 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 11590
11590 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 11590.
Who works in 11590, and how
Work in 11590 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in 11590
11590 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes. The coast is about 14 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 11590 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11590, month by month
11590 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 11590
John F Kennedy International sits about 13 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 11590
Schools across 11590 average a B, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Side SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Cantiague Elementary SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willets Road SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Clarke Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Hicksville Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- East Meadow High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- W Tresper Clarke High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Wheatley SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11590 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11590 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 11590 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 11590 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of zip codes, 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 11590
Is 11590 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11590 ranks 2,012th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and high incomes, and lowest on car insurance costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11590 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $610,817. The overall cost of living runs about 32% above the national average. Set against a $162,085 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 11590 safe?
Yes, 11590 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11590?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of zip codes.
Is 11590 good for families?
Schools beat 84% of zip codes, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare 11590 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11590. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11590 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.
11590 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11590: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11590: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11590: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11590: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11590 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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