Is Forest Hills or Richmond Hill better for families?

Forest Hills and Richmond Hill each suit different families. Forest Hills leads on Transit, Activities, and Families, while Richmond Hill leads on Affordability, Health, and Neighborhood Character. What's "better" depends on what you prioritize — safety, schools, affordability, or transit. Our neighborhood search can rank them by your own weights.

How do Forest Hills and Richmond Hill compare on safety and schools?

Forest Hills: 63/100 safety, 92/100 schools. Richmond Hill: 59/100 safety, 87/100 schools.

Are Forest Hills and Richmond Hill similar neighborhoods?

They're 84% similar across the nine signals we score. Forest Hills stands out on Transit, Activities, and Families.

Forest Hills vs Richmond Hill

Queens

Forest Hills

Family Fit 71/100

Queens

Richmond Hill

Family Fit 66/100

Forest Hills (Queens) and Richmond Hill (Queens), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Forest Hills scores higher on Transit and Activities; Richmond Hill leads on Affordability and Health. Overall they're 84% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Forest Hills compared with Richmond Hill, metric by metric
Metric	Forest Hills	Richmond Hill
Family Fit	71/100 (leads)	66/100
Families	67/100 (leads)	53/100
Affordability	53/100	64/100 (leads)
Schools	92/100 (leads)	87/100
Neighborhood Character	85/100	90/100 (leads)
Transit	80/100 (leads)	49/100
Safety	63/100 (leads)	59/100
Health	69/100	77/100 (leads)
Activities	68/100 (leads)	38/100

Weekday-morning commute

Forest Hills compared with Richmond Hill, metric by metric
Metric	Forest Hills	Richmond Hill
To Midtown	37–39 min (leads)	52–54 min
To Lower Manhattan	51–52 min (leads)	52–54 min
To Hudson Yards	47–48 min (leads)	52–55 min
To Union Square / Flatiron	46–47 min (leads)	58–60 min
To Upper East Side medical corridor	47–48 min (leads)	61–63 min
To Downtown Brooklyn	54–55 min	48–50 min (leads)
To Long Island City	27–28 min (leads)	42–43 min
To Jamaica	27–28 min	19–22 min (leads)
To Flushing	32–33 min (leads)	49–51 min
To Fordham	65–69 min (leads)	77–82 min

Typical transit and walking time, leaving between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. on a weekday, from each neighborhood's population center; the shorter trip leads. From MTA, NYC DOT and NYC Ferry schedules, so no delays or crowding. Streets © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Forest Hills or Richmond Hill better for families?: Forest Hills and Richmond Hill each suit different families. Forest Hills leads on Transit, Activities, and Families, while Richmond Hill leads on Affordability, Health, and Neighborhood Character. What's "better" depends on what you prioritize — safety, schools, affordability, or transit. Our neighborhood search can rank them by your own weights.
How do Forest Hills and Richmond Hill compare on safety and schools?: Forest Hills: 63/100 safety, 92/100 schools. Richmond Hill: 59/100 safety, 87/100 schools.
Are Forest Hills and Richmond Hill similar neighborhoods?: They're 84% similar across the nine signals we score. Forest Hills stands out on Transit, Activities, and Families.

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