Best PlacesHicksville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hicksville, 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.
Hicksville ranks 288th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hicksville
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.
Hicksville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hicksville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of cities
- Household income$159,535 median, better than 94% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 94% of cities
Where Hicksville ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of cities
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 9% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Hicksville
A household needs to earn about $183,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hicksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $159,535, 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 Hicksville's effective rate of 1.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hicksville
Hicksville 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 Hicksville.
Who works in Hicksville, and how
Work in Hicksville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Hicksville
Hicksville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. The coast is about 14 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hicksville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hicksville, month by month
Hicksville sees roughly 75 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 Hicksville
John F Kennedy International sits about 16 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 Hicksville
Schools across Hicksville average an A, better than 94% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Jeffrey Ratner-robert Seaman Elementary SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- George A Jackson SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Robbins Lane Elementary SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jericho Middle SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- H B Thompson Middle SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
Top high schools
- Jericho Senior High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Bethpage Senior High SchoolA+ · 99% proficient
- Syosset Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hicksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hicksville 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 Hicksville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Hicksville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Hicksville
Is Hicksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hicksville ranks 288th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on car insurance costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hicksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $625,168. The overall cost of living runs about 34% above the national average. Set against a $159,535 median income, cost of living beats 74% of cities.
Is Hicksville safe?
Yes, Hicksville is safer than 55% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hicksville?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of cities.
Is Hicksville good for families?
Schools beat 94% of cities, crime safety beats 55%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare Hicksville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hicksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hicksville 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.
Hicksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hicksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hicksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hicksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hicksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hicksville 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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