Best Neighborhoods for Families in New York City
The top neighborhoods in New York City, ranked by overall family fit. Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow (Staten Island) leads with 79/100, followed by Great Kills-Eltingville (Staten Island) and South Ozone Park (Queens). 197 neighborhoods in New York City scored in total.
The ranking
Rank 1Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-WoodrowStaten Island99Schools99Affordability99Safety79/100Family Fit
Rank 2Great Kills-EltingvilleStaten Island100Schools99Safety94Health77/100Family Fit
Rank 3South Ozone ParkQueens94Schools88Health82Affordability76/100Family Fit
Rank 4Murray Hill-Broadway FlushingQueens97Health94Schools82Safety74/100Family Fit
Rank 5Westerleigh-Castleton CornersStaten Island98Affordability95Safety92Health73/100Family Fit
Rank 6Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor HeightsStaten Island98Schools96Affordability96Safety72/100Family Fit
Rank 7Ozone Park (North)Queens88Health81Safety74Affordability72/100Family Fit
Rank 8Forest HillsQueens92Schools85Neighborhood Character80Transit71/100Family Fit
Rank 9AuburndaleQueens93Safety89Schools87Neighborhood Character71/100Family Fit
Rank 10Kew Gardens HillsQueens98Neighborhood Character86Schools79Transit69/100Family Fit
Rank 11ElmhurstQueens91Families89Transit76Schools69/100Family Fit
Rank 12Oakwood-RichmondtownStaten Island97Affordability97Safety96Schools68/100Family Fit
Rank 13Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt IslandManhattan98Families98Schools91Safety68/100Family Fit
Rank 14BaysideQueens98Health92Schools91Safety68/100Family Fit
Rank 15Park SlopeBrooklyn96Families93Schools87Activities67/100Family Fit
Rank 16Arden Heights-RossvilleStaten Island100Safety86Health84Affordability66/100Family Fit
Rank 17Tottenville-CharlestonStaten Island100Health94Affordability91Schools66/100Family Fit
Rank 18New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-TravisStaten Island99Health94Safety93Affordability66/100Family Fit
Rank 19Flushing-Willets PointQueens97Schools95Health77Families66/100Family Fit
Rank 20Upper East Side-YorkvilleManhattan100Families98Activities90Safety66/100Family Fit
Rank 21Richmond HillQueens90Neighborhood Character87Schools77Health66/100Family Fit
Rank 22Pomonok-Electchester-HillcrestQueens79Neighborhood Character78Affordability77Safety66/100Family Fit
Rank 23Rego ParkQueens85Neighborhood Character79Health74Transit65/100Family Fit
Rank 24WoodsideQueens83Transit76Safety71Health65/100Family Fit
Rank 25Dyker HeightsBrooklyn99Schools88Neighborhood Character85Safety65/100Family Fit
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau · NYC Department of City Planning · NYC Department of Education · NYS Education Department, via the NYC Department of Education · A licensed places-data provider · MTA, NYC DOT (Staten Island Ferry), NYC Ferry; streets © OpenStreetMap contributors · NYPD, via NYC Open Data · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
How this is scored→Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the best neighborhood for families in New York City?
- Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow (Staten Island) ranks highest by overall family fit (79/100), ahead of Great Kills-Eltingville (Staten Island). The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.
- How many neighborhoods are in New York City?
- We score 197 neighborhoods in New York City across nine family signals.
- How are these neighborhoods ranked?
- By overall family fit — one of the nine signals we score for every residential NYC neighborhood (on a /100 scale). Our neighborhood search can also rank them by your own weights across seven scores: safety, schools, affordability, transit, how many families live there, neighborhood character, and air quality and child health.
Which of these fits your family?
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