Best PlacesNorth Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Sutton Area, Manhattan, 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.
North Sutton Area, Manhattan ranks 179th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Sutton Area, Manhattan
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.
North Sutton Area, Manhattan's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Sutton Area, Manhattan ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
Where North Sutton Area, Manhattan ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Sutton Area, Manhattan
A household needs to earn about $329,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Sutton Area, Manhattan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $186,752, 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 North Sutton Area, Manhattan's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 North Sutton Area, Manhattan
North Sutton Area, Manhattan runs older than the country, 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 North Sutton Area, Manhattan.
Who works in North Sutton Area, Manhattan, and how
Work in North Sutton Area, Manhattan centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 10%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 52%
Life in North Sutton Area, Manhattan
North Sutton Area, Manhattan has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Sutton Area, Manhattan and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Sutton Area, Manhattan, month by month
North Sutton Area, Manhattan sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 69° | 60° | 52° |
Flying in and out of North Sutton Area, Manhattan
Laguardia sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Sutton Area, Manhattan
Schools across North Sutton Area, Manhattan average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And TalentedA+ · 83% 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 North Sutton Area, Manhattan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Sutton Area, Manhattan 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 North Sutton Area, Manhattan against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Sutton Area, Manhattan
Is North Sutton Area, Manhattan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Sutton Area, Manhattan ranks 179th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, health care access, and good schools, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Sutton Area, Manhattan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,261,225. The overall cost of living runs about 102% above the national average. Set against a $186,752 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is North Sutton Area, Manhattan safe?
Yes, North Sutton Area, Manhattan is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare North Sutton Area, Manhattan with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Sutton Area, Manhattan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Sutton Area, Manhattan 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.
North Sutton Area, Manhattan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Sutton Area, Manhattan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Sutton Area, Manhattan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Sutton Area, Manhattan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Sutton Area, Manhattan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Sutton Area, Manhattan 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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