Best PlacesEast Massapequa, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Massapequa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Massapequa ranks 2,462nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Massapequa
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.
East Massapequa's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Massapequa ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$150,744 median, better than 97% of towns
Where East Massapequa ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Massapequa
A household needs to earn about $187,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Massapequa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $150,744, 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 East Massapequa's effective rate of 2.01%, 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 East Massapequa
East Massapequa runs older 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 East Massapequa.
Who works in East Massapequa, and how
Work in East Massapequa centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in East Massapequa
East Massapequa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of towns and more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. The coast is about 13 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Massapequa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Massapequa, month by month
East Massapequa sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of East Massapequa
John F Kennedy International sits about 18 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 31.0 million passengers in 2025, with 249 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East Massapequa
Schools across East Massapequa average a B+, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Unqua Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Seaford Harbor SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- East Lake Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berner Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Seaford Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Edmund W Miles Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Seaford Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Massapequa High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Farmingdale Senior High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Massapequa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Massapequa 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 East Massapequa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Massapequa
Is East Massapequa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Massapequa ranks 2,462nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on property taxes 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 East Massapequa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $615,347. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $150,744 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is East Massapequa safe?
Yes, East Massapequa is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare East Massapequa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Massapequa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Massapequa 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.
East Massapequa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Massapequa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Massapequa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Massapequa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Massapequa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Massapequa 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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