Best Places12724, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12724, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
12724 ranks 10,419th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 12724
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.
12724's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12724 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 12724 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute45.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12724
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12724 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $95,968; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 12724's effective rate of 1.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 12724
12724 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 12724.
Who works in 12724, and how
Work in 12724 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 12724
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12724.
What the weather is like in 12724, month by month
12724 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 12724
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12724
Schools across 12724 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sullivan West Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan West High School At Lake HuntingtonA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12724 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12724 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 12724 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12724
Is 12724 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12724 ranks 10,419th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on biking and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12724 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $374,100. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $95,968 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 12724 safe?
Yes, 12724 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare 12724 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12724. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12724 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.
12724 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12724: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12724: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12724: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12724: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12724 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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