Best PlacesLindenhurst, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lindenhurst, 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.
Lindenhurst ranks 614th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lindenhurst
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.
Lindenhurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lindenhurst ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 94% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of cities
- TransitBetter than 82% of cities
- Household income$129,595 median, better than 82% of cities
Where Lindenhurst ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 14% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 18% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lindenhurst
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lindenhurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $129,595, 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 Lindenhurst's effective rate of 2.18%, 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 Lindenhurst
Lindenhurst'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 Lindenhurst.
Who works in Lindenhurst, and how
Work in Lindenhurst centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Lindenhurst
Lindenhurst has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lindenhurst and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lindenhurst, month by month
Lindenhurst 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 Lindenhurst
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 22 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lindenhurst
Schools across Lindenhurst average an A, better than 94% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- John F Kennedy SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Alleghany Avenue SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- South Bay SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lindenhurst Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- West Babylon Junior High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Copiague Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- West Babylon Senior High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Lindenhurst Senior High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
- Walter G O'connell Copiague High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lindenhurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lindenhurst 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 Lindenhurst against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lindenhurst suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Lindenhurst
Is Lindenhurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lindenhurst ranks 614th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, good schools, and big-city access, 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 Lindenhurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $514,357. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $129,595 median income, cost of living beats 61% of cities.
Is Lindenhurst safe?
Yes, Lindenhurst is safer than 76% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lindenhurst?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Lindenhurst good for families?
Schools beat 94% of cities, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare Lindenhurst with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lindenhurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lindenhurst 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.
Lindenhurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lindenhurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lindenhurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lindenhurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lindenhurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lindenhurst 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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