Best Neighborhoods for Families in Queens
The top neighborhoods in Queens, ranked by overall family fit. South Ozone Park leads with 76/100, followed by Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Ozone Park (North). 59 neighborhoods in Queens scored in total.
The ranking
Rank 1South Ozone ParkQueens94Schools88Health82Affordability76/100Family Fit
Rank 2Murray Hill-Broadway FlushingQueens97Health94Schools82Safety74/100Family Fit
Rank 3Ozone Park (North)Queens88Health81Safety74Affordability72/100Family Fit
Rank 4Forest HillsQueens92Schools85Neighborhood Character80Transit71/100Family Fit
Rank 5AuburndaleQueens93Safety89Schools87Neighborhood Character71/100Family Fit
Rank 6Kew Gardens HillsQueens98Neighborhood Character86Schools79Transit69/100Family Fit
Rank 7ElmhurstQueens91Families89Transit76Schools69/100Family Fit
Rank 8BaysideQueens98Health92Schools91Safety68/100Family Fit
Rank 9Flushing-Willets PointQueens97Schools95Health77Families66/100Family Fit
Rank 10Richmond HillQueens90Neighborhood Character87Schools77Health66/100Family Fit
Rank 11Pomonok-Electchester-HillcrestQueens79Neighborhood Character78Affordability77Safety66/100Family Fit
Rank 12Rego ParkQueens85Neighborhood Character79Health74Transit65/100Family Fit
Rank 13WoodsideQueens83Transit76Safety71Health65/100Family Fit
Rank 14Oakland Gardens-Hollis HillsQueens96Safety84Neighborhood Character81Health65/100Family Fit
Rank 15Douglaston-Little NeckQueens98Health98Safety85Schools65/100Family Fit
Rank 16Bay Terrace-ClearviewQueens98Safety97Health83Schools64/100Family Fit
Rank 17Ozone ParkQueens88Health80Affordability77Neighborhood Character63/100Family Fit
Rank 18Queensboro HillQueens86Safety81Health74Neighborhood Character62/100Family Fit
Rank 19Jackson HeightsQueens93Neighborhood Character89Families86Transit61/100Family Fit
Rank 20Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde ParkQueens97Neighborhood Character97Safety90Affordability61/100Family Fit
Rank 21Astoria (Central)Queens92Activities89Schools74Transit61/100Family Fit
Rank 22Whitestone-BeechhurstQueens92Safety79Schools76Affordability61/100Family Fit
Rank 23Howard Beach-LindenwoodQueens97Affordability88Health84Safety61/100Family Fit
Rank 24BelleroseQueens94Neighborhood Character93Safety89Affordability60/100Family Fit
Rank 25SunnysideQueens84Neighborhood Character84Activities83Transit59/100Family 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 Queens?
- South Ozone Park ranks highest by overall family fit (76/100), ahead of Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing. The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.
- How many neighborhoods are in Queens?
- We score 59 neighborhoods in Queens 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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