Best PlacesHollis, Queens, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hollis, 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.
Hollis, Queens ranks 3,103rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hollis, 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.
Hollis, Queens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hollis, Queens ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Hollis, Queens ranks low
- Short commute44.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hollis, Queens
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hollis, Queens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $85,230, 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 Hollis, Queens' effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Hollis, Queens
Hollis, Queens'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 Hollis, Queens.
Who works in Hollis, Queens, and how
Work in Hollis, Queens centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 47%
Life in Hollis, Queens
Hollis, Queens has more parkland per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hollis, Queens and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hollis, Queens, month by month
Hollis, Queens sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Hollis, Queens
John F Kennedy International sits about 5 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 Hollis, Queens
Schools across Hollis, Queens average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps/is 178 HolliswoodA · 65% proficient
- Ps 35 Nathaniel WoodhullA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cambria Heights AcademyA+ · 84% proficient
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hollis, Queens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hollis, 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 Hollis, Queens against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Hollis, Queens suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in Hollis, Queens
Is Hollis, Queens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hollis, Queens ranks 3,103rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and good schools, 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 Hollis, Queens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $781,511. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $85,230 median income, cost of living beats 27% of neighborhoods.
Is Hollis, Queens safe?
Yes, Hollis, Queens is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hollis, Queens?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 27. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Hollis, Queens good for families?
Schools beat 90% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Hollis, Queens with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hollis, Queens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hollis, 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.
Hollis, Queens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hollis, Queens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hollis, Queens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hollis, Queens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hollis, Queens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hollis, 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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