Best PlacesSpringfield Gardens, Queens, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springfield Gardens, Queens, 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.
Springfield Gardens, Queens ranks 3,584th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Springfield Gardens, Queens
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.
Springfield Gardens, Queens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Springfield Gardens, Queens ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Household income$110,611 median, better than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Springfield Gardens, Queens ranks low
- Short commute48.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Springfield Gardens, Queens
A household needs to earn about $173,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springfield Gardens, Queens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,611, 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 Springfield Gardens, Queens' effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Springfield Gardens, Queens
Springfield Gardens, Queens 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 Springfield Gardens, Queens.
Who works in Springfield Gardens, Queens, and how
Work in Springfield Gardens, Queens centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in Springfield Gardens, Queens
Springfield Gardens, Queens has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Springfield Gardens, Queens and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Springfield Gardens, Queens, month by month
Springfield Gardens, Queens sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Springfield Gardens, Queens
John F Kennedy International sits about 2 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 31.0 million passengers in 2025, with 249 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Springfield Gardens, Queens
Schools across Springfield Gardens, Queens average a B+, better than 89% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklyn School Of InquiryA+ · 93% proficient
- Ps 15 Jackie RobinsonA · 65% proficient
- Ps 251A · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy ViC− · 28% proficient
- Collaborative Arts Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Hawtree Creek Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Excelsior Preparatory High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Queens Preparatory AcademyA+ · 86% proficient
- Preparatory Academy For Writers: A College Board SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springfield Gardens, Queens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springfield Gardens, Queens 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 Springfield Gardens, Queens against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Springfield Gardens, Queens suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in Springfield Gardens, Queens
Is Springfield Gardens, Queens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springfield Gardens, Queens ranks 3,584th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Springfield Gardens, Queens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $668,710. The overall cost of living runs about 36% above the national average. Set against a $110,611 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Springfield Gardens, Queens safe?
Yes, Springfield Gardens, Queens is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Springfield Gardens, Queens?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 27. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Springfield Gardens, Queens good for families?
Schools beat 89% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $1,344 a month.
Compare Springfield Gardens, Queens with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springfield Gardens, Queens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springfield Gardens, Queens 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.
Springfield Gardens, Queens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springfield Gardens, Queens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springfield Gardens, Queens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springfield Gardens, Queens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springfield Gardens, Queens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springfield Gardens, Queens 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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