Best Places11715, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11715, 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.
11715 ranks 2,779th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11715
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.
11715's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11715 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$155,489 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 11715 ranks low
- Short commute42.3 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11715
A household needs to earn about $187,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11715 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $155,489, 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 11715's effective rate of 1.91%, 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 11715
11715 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 11715.
Who works in 11715, and how
Work in 11715 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 11715
11715 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 11715 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11715, month by month
11715 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 11715
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11715
Schools across 11715 average an A, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sylvan Avenue Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Blue Point Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Bay Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Ocean Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- James Wilson Young Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Bayport-blue Point High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Patchogue-medford High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11715 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11715 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 11715 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11715
Is 11715 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11715 ranks 2,779th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and fast internet, and lowest on long commutes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11715 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $620,197. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $155,489 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 11715 safe?
Yes, 11715 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare 11715 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11715. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11715 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.
11715 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11715: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11715: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11715: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11715: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11715 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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