Best PlacesBrentwood, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brentwood, 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.
Brentwood ranks 788th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Brentwood
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.
Brentwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brentwood ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of cities
- TransitBetter than 90% of cities
- Household income$133,694 median, better than 84% of cities
Where Brentwood ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 10% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
Who lives in Brentwood
Brentwood's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Brentwood.
Life in Brentwood
Brentwood has more parkland per resident than 75% of cities. The coast is about 15 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Brentwood and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brentwood, month by month
Brentwood sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Brentwood
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brentwood
Schools across Brentwood average a B, better than 70% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bretton Woods Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Southeast Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Islip Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Hauppauge Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- East Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- East Islip High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Hauppauge High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Islip High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brentwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brentwood 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 Brentwood against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Brentwood suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Brentwood
Is Brentwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brentwood ranks 788th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, heat safety, and big-city access, and lowest on civic engagement and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brentwood safe?
Yes, Brentwood is safer than 69% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Brentwood?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of cities.
Is Brentwood good for families?
Schools beat 70% of cities, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Is Brentwood good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 66% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 97% of cities. About 12% of workers already work from home.
Compare Brentwood with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brentwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brentwood 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.
Brentwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brentwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brentwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brentwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brentwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brentwood 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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