Best PlacesSouth Huntington, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Huntington, 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.
South Huntington ranks 2,236th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Huntington
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.
South Huntington's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Huntington ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$154,249 median, better than 98% of towns
Where South Huntington ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Huntington
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Huntington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $154,249, 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 South Huntington's effective rate of 1.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Huntington
South Huntington runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Huntington.
Who works in South Huntington, and how
Work in South Huntington centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in South Huntington
South Huntington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of towns. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of South Huntington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Huntington, month by month
South Huntington sees roughly 76 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 South Huntington
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 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Huntington
Schools across South Huntington average a B+, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Signal Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Maplewood Intermediate SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Birchwood Intermediate SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Hollow Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Henry L Stimson Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Silas Wood 6th Grade CenterC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Half Hollow Hills High School WestA+ · 99% proficient
- Half Hollow Hills High School EastA+ · 96% proficient
- Walt Whitman High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Huntington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Huntington 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 South Huntington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Huntington
Is South Huntington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Huntington ranks 2,236th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and fast internet, and lowest on childcare costs 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 South Huntington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $654,262. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $154,249 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is South Huntington safe?
South Huntington is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
Compare South Huntington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Huntington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Huntington 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.
South Huntington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Huntington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Huntington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Huntington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Huntington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Huntington 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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