Best PlacesWheatley Heights, Wyandanch, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, 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.
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch ranks 1,970th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
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.
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,495, 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 Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch's effective rate of 2.21%, 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 Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch 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 Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch.
Who works in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, and how
Work in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, month by month
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch 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 Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 23 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
Schools across Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch average an A, better than 98% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Vanderbilt Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Signal Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Otsego Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Top middle schools
- Candlewood Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- West Hollow Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Milton L Olive Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Half Hollow Hills High School WestA+ · 99% proficient
- Half Hollow Hills High School EastA+ · 96% proficient
- Wyandanch Memorial High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch 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 Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch
Is Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch ranks 1,970th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on property 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 Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $490,148. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $123,495 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch safe?
Yes, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch 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.
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch 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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