Best Places11798, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11798, 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.
11798 ranks 8,322nd 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 11798
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.
11798's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11798 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$126,643 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 11798 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11798
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11798 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $126,643, 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 11798's effective rate of 2.15%, 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 11798
11798'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 11798.
Who works in 11798, and how
Work in 11798 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 11798
11798 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 18 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 11798 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11798, month by month
11798 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 11798
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 23 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11798
Schools across 11798 average a B−, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vanderbilt Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Paumanok Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Signal Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Top middle schools
- Candlewood Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- West Hollow Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Robert Moses Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Half Hollow Hills High School WestA+ · 99% proficient
- Half Hollow Hills High School EastA+ · 96% proficient
- North Babylon High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11798 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11798 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 11798 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11798
Is 11798 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11798 ranks 8,322nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and transit, 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 11798 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $534,261. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $126,643 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 11798 safe?
Yes, 11798 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare 11798 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11798. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11798 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.
11798 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11798: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11798: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11798: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11798: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11798 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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