Best PlacesCorona, Queens, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Corona, Queens, 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.
Corona, Queens ranks 3,499th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 17 minutes away. Its strengths are big-city access and walkability. The cost shows up in long commutes, taxes, and car insurance costs.
The best neighborhoods in Corona, Queens
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.
Corona, Queens' strengths and weaknesses
Corona, Queens lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Big-city access is the standout, in the top 1% of neighborhoods. Walkability and transit follow.
The one real hole is long commutes, near the bottom of the country. Taxes and car insurance costs also cost it ground. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where Corona, Queens ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Corona, Queens ranks low
- Short commute45.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Corona, Queens
A household needs to earn about $210,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Corona, Queens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,358, 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 Corona, Queens' effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Corona, Queens
Corona, Queens 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 Corona, Queens.
Who works in Corona, Queens, and how
Work in Corona, Queens centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 22%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 74%
Life in Corona, Queens
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Corona, Queens, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Corona, Queens, month by month
Corona, Queens sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 70° | 61° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Corona, Queens
Laguardia sits about 2 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Corona, Queens
Schools across Corona, Queens average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 16 Nancy Debenedittis School (the)A− · 58% proficient
- Ps 110B+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Is 61 Leonardo Da VinciB+ · 48% proficient
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
- Corona Arts And Sciences AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- High School For Arts And BusinessA+ · 98% proficient
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Corona, Queens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Corona, Queens 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 Corona, Queens against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Corona, Queens suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in Corona, Queens
Is Corona, Queens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Corona, Queens ranks 3,499th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and transit, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Corona, Queens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $819,900. The overall cost of living runs about 34% above the national average. Set against a $76,358 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Corona, Queens safe?
Yes, Corona, Queens is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Corona, Queens?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of neighborhoods.
Is Corona, Queens good for families?
Schools beat 90% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Is Corona, Queens good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 14% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 15% of neighborhoods. About 4% of workers already work from home.
Compare Corona, Queens with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Corona, Queens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Corona, Queens 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.
Corona, Queens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Corona, Queens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Corona, Queens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Corona, Queens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Corona, Queens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Corona, Queens 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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