Best PlacesPine Aire, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pine Aire, 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.
Pine Aire ranks 31,747th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pine Aire
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.
Pine Aire's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pine Aire ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$168,281 median, better than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
Where Pine Aire ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Pine Aire
Pine Aire'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 Pine Aire.
Life in Pine Aire
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pine Aire, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pine Aire, month by month
Pine Aire sees roughly 75 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 Pine Aire
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pine Aire
Schools across Pine Aire average a B−, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Twin Pines Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- North Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Brentwood High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pine Aire school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pine Aire 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 Pine Aire against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pine Aire
Is Pine Aire a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pine Aire ranks 31,747th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on noise 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 Pine Aire safe?
Pine Aire is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $760 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pine Aire?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 37% of towns.
Compare Pine Aire with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pine Aire. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pine Aire 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.
Pine Aire detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pine Aire: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pine Aire: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pine Aire: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pine Aire: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pine Aire 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.
- 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.
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