Best Places11937, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11937, 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.
11937 ranks 5,282nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11937
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.
11937's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11937 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$140,868 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 11937 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11937
A household needs to earn about $333,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11937 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $140,868, 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 11937's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 11937
11937 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 11937.
Who works in 11937, and how
Work in 11937 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 11937
11937 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 11937 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11937, month by month
11937 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 11937
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11937
Schools across 11937 average an A−, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Amagansett SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- John M Marshall Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Springs SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Hampton Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- East Hampton High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Pierson Middle/high SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11937 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11937 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 11937 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11937
Is 11937 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11937 ranks 5,282nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, heat safety, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11937 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,318,466. The overall cost of living runs about 84% above the national average. Set against a $140,868 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 11937 safe?
Yes, 11937 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare 11937 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11937. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11937 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.
11937 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11937: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11937: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11937: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11937: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11937 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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