Best Places11794, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11794, 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.
11794 ranks 757th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 11794
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.
11794's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11794 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$173,275 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 11794 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 11794
11794 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 11794.
Who works in 11794, and how
Work in 11794 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 56%
Life in 11794
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11794, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11794, month by month
11794 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 11794
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11794
Schools across 11794 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nassakeag Elementary SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- William Sidney Mount Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- Ward Melville Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11794 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11794 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 11794 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11794
Is 11794 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11794 ranks 757th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, population health, and good schools, 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 11794 safe?
Yes, 11794 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $105 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11794?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of zip codes.
Compare 11794 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11794. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11794 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.
11794 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11794: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11794: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11794: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11794: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11794 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.
- 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.
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