Best Places11965, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11965, 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.
11965 ranks 8,573rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11965
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.
11965's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11965 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$133,967 median, better than 93% of zip codes
Where 11965 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter 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
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 11965
A household needs to earn about $286,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 11965 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $133,967, 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 11965's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 11965
11965 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 11965.
Who works in 11965, and how
Work in 11965 centers on finance & insurance and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 11965
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11965, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11965, month by month
11965 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 11965
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11965
Schools across 11965 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oysterponds Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenport High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11965 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11965 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 11965 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11965
Is 11965 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11965 ranks 8,573rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, an educated workforce, and fast internet, and lowest on an overheated housing 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 11965 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,132,462. The overall cost of living runs about 84% above the national average. Set against a $133,967 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 11965 safe?
11965 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare 11965 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11965. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11965 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.
11965 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11965: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11965: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11965: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11965: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11965 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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