Best PlacesHowland Hook, Staten Island, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Howland Hook, Staten Island, 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.
Howland Hook, Staten Island ranks 5,191st 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 Howland Hook, Staten Island
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.
Howland Hook, Staten Island's strengths and weaknesses
Where Howland Hook, Staten Island ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Howland Hook, Staten Island ranks low
- Short commute45.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Howland Hook, Staten Island
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Howland Hook, Staten Island home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,035, 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 Howland Hook, Staten Island's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 Howland Hook, Staten Island
Howland Hook, Staten Island's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Howland Hook, Staten Island.
Who works in Howland Hook, Staten Island, and how
Work in Howland Hook, Staten Island centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 37%
Life in Howland Hook, Staten Island
Howland Hook, Staten Island has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Howland Hook, Staten Island and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Howland Hook, Staten Island, month by month
Howland Hook, Staten Island sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Howland Hook, Staten Island
Newark Liberty International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Howland Hook, Staten Island
Schools across Howland Hook, Staten Island average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Howland Hook, Staten Island school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Howland Hook, Staten Island 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 Howland Hook, Staten Island against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Howland Hook, Staten Island
Is Howland Hook, Staten Island a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Howland Hook, Staten Island ranks 5,191st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, good schools, 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 Howland Hook, Staten Island expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $378,966. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $66,035 median income, cost of living beats 16% of neighborhoods.
Is Howland Hook, Staten Island safe?
Howland Hook, Staten Island is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $652 per resident a year.
Compare Howland Hook, Staten Island with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Howland Hook, Staten Island. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Howland Hook, Staten Island 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.
Howland Hook, Staten Island detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Howland Hook, Staten Island: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Howland Hook, Staten Island: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Howland Hook, Staten Island: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Howland Hook, Staten Island: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Howland Hook, Staten Island 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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