Best Places11962, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11962, 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.
11962 ranks 8,144th 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 11962
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.
11962's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11962 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 11962 ranks low
- 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 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11962
A household needs to earn about $464,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11962 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $119,339, 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 11962's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 11962
11962 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 11962.
Who works in 11962, and how
Work in 11962 centers on finance & insurance and real estate. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 37%
- Work from home 50%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 11962
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11962, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11962, month by month
11962 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 11962
The nearest airport, Westerly State, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11962
Schools across 11962 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sag Harbor Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- East Hampton High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Southampton 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 11962 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11962 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 11962 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11962
Is 11962 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11962 ranks 8,144th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, and a strong job market, 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 11962 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,898,913. The overall cost of living runs about 124% above the national average. Set against a $119,339 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 11962 safe?
11962 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
Compare 11962 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11962. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11962 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.
11962 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11962: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11962: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11962: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11962: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11962 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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