Best Places11701, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11701, 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.
11701 ranks 5,861st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11701
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.
11701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11701 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$134,683 median, better than 93% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 11701 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11701
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11701 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $134,683, 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 11701's effective rate of 1.75%, 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 11701
11701'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 11701.
Who works in 11701, and how
Work in 11701 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 11701
11701 has more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. The coast is about 15 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 11701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11701, month by month
11701 sees roughly 74 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 11701
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11701
Schools across 11701 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- William Rall SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Saltzman East Memorial Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Great Neck Road Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lindenhurst Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Edmund W Miles Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Copiague Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmingdale Senior High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Lindenhurst Senior High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Walter G O'connell Copiague High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11701 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 11701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 11701 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of zip codes, 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 11701
Is 11701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11701 ranks 5,861st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11701 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $530,408. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $134,683 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 11701 safe?
11701 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11701?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of zip codes.
Is 11701 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare 11701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11701 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.
11701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11701 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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