Best Places11973, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 11973, 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.
11973 ranks 6,512th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 11973
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.
11973's strengths and weaknesses
Where 11973 ranks high
- Short commute10.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 11973 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
Who lives in 11973
11973 runs younger than the country, 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 11973.
Who works in 11973, and how
Work in 11973 centers on professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 11973
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 11973, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 11973, month by month
11973 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 11973
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around 11973
Schools across 11973 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Dayton Avenue SchoolA · 63% proficient
- C E Walters SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Longwood Junior High SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top high schools
- Longwood High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Eastport-south Manor Junior Senior High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 11973 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
11973 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 11973 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 11973
Is 11973 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 11973 ranks 6,512th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, fast internet, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 11973 safe?
Yes, 11973 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 11973?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 25. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of zip codes.
Compare 11973 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 11973. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 11973 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.
11973 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 11973: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 11973: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 11973: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 11973: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
11973 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.
- 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.
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