Best PlacesHolbrook, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holbrook, 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.
Holbrook ranks 379th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holbrook
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.
Holbrook's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holbrook ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of cities
- Household income$146,661 median, better than 90% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of cities
Where Holbrook ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of cities
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 6% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Holbrook
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holbrook home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $146,661; 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 Holbrook's effective rate of 1.76%, 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 Holbrook
Holbrook'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 Holbrook.
Who works in Holbrook, and how
Work in Holbrook centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Holbrook
Holbrook has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Holbrook and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Holbrook, month by month
Holbrook sees roughly 69 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 Holbrook
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holbrook
Schools across Holbrook average an A+, better than 99% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Tamarac Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Hiawatha SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Grundy Avenue SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seneca Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- James Wilson Young Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Sagamore Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Sachem High School NorthA+ · 96% proficient
- Sachem High School EastA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holbrook school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holbrook 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 Holbrook against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Holbrook suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Holbrook
Is Holbrook a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holbrook ranks 379th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on good schools, fast internet, and high incomes, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holbrook expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $534,126. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $146,661 median income, cost of living beats 78% of cities.
Is Holbrook safe?
Yes, Holbrook is safer than 90% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Holbrook?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of cities.
Is Holbrook good for families?
Schools beat 99% of cities, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare Holbrook with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holbrook. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holbrook 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.
Holbrook detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holbrook: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holbrook: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holbrook: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holbrook: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holbrook 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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