Best Places11931, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11931, 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.
11931 ranks 17,810th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 11931
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.
11931's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11931 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 11931 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11931
A household needs to earn about $215,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11931 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $118,465, 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 11931's effective rate of 1.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 11931
11931 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 11931.
Who works in 11931, and how
Work in 11931 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 11931
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11931, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11931, month by month
11931 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 11931
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11931
Schools across 11931 average a B+, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Aquebogue Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverhead Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverhead Senior High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11931 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11931 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 11931 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11931
Is 11931 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11931 ranks 17,810th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on a weak job market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11931 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $745,000. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $118,465 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 11931 safe?
11931 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare 11931 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11931. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11931 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.
11931 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11931: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11931: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11931: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11931: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11931 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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