Best PlacesPort Richmond, Staten Island, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Richmond, 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.
Port Richmond, Staten Island ranks 3,455th 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 Port Richmond, 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.
Port Richmond, Staten Island's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Richmond, Staten Island ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Port Richmond, Staten Island ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute40.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Port Richmond, Staten Island
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Richmond, Staten Island home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,838, 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 Port Richmond, Staten Island's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Port Richmond, Staten Island
Port Richmond, Staten Island runs younger than the country, 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 Port Richmond, Staten Island.
Who works in Port Richmond, Staten Island, and how
Work in Port Richmond, Staten Island centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in Port Richmond, Staten Island
Port Richmond, Staten Island has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Port Richmond, Staten Island and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Port Richmond, Staten Island, month by month
Port Richmond, 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 Port Richmond, 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 Port Richmond, Staten Island
Schools across Port Richmond, Staten Island average a B+, better than 90% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 19 Curtis School (the)B · 48% proficient
- Port Richmond School For Visionary LearningB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Port Richmond High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Professional Pathways High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Richmond, Staten Island school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Richmond, 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 Port Richmond, Staten Island against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Port Richmond, Staten Island suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in Port Richmond, Staten Island
Is Port Richmond, Staten Island a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Richmond, Staten Island ranks 3,455th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Richmond, Staten Island expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $612,831. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $82,838 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Port Richmond, Staten Island safe?
Port Richmond, Staten Island is safer than 37% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $551 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Port Richmond, Staten Island?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 7% of neighborhoods.
Is Port Richmond, Staten Island good for families?
Schools beat 90% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Port Richmond, Staten Island with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Richmond, Staten Island. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Richmond, 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.
Port Richmond, Staten Island detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Richmond, Staten Island: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Richmond, Staten Island: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Richmond, Staten Island: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Richmond, Staten Island: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Richmond, 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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