Is Long Island City-Hunters Point or Flushing-Willets Point better for families?

Long Island City-Hunters Point and Flushing-Willets Point each suit different families. Long Island City-Hunters Point leads on Transit, Activities, and Safety, while Flushing-Willets Point leads on Families, Health, and Schools. 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 Long Island City-Hunters Point and Flushing-Willets Point compare on safety and schools?

Long Island City-Hunters Point: 39/100 safety, 72/100 schools. Flushing-Willets Point: 33/100 safety, 97/100 schools.

Are Long Island City-Hunters Point and Flushing-Willets Point similar neighborhoods?

They're 76% similar across the nine signals we score. Long Island City-Hunters Point stands out on Transit, Activities, and Safety.

Long Island City-Hunters Point vs Flushing-Willets Point

Queens

Long Island City-Hunters Point

Family Fit 50/100

Queens

Flushing-Willets Point

Family Fit 66/100

Long Island City-Hunters Point (Queens) and Flushing-Willets Point (Queens), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Long Island City-Hunters Point scores higher on Transit and Activities; Flushing-Willets Point leads on Families and Health. Overall they're 76% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Long Island City-Hunters Point compared with Flushing-Willets Point, metric by metric
Metric	Long Island City-Hunters Point	Flushing-Willets Point
Family Fit	50/100	66/100 (leads)
Families	24/100	77/100 (leads)
Affordability	15/100	17/100 (leads)
Schools	72/100	97/100 (leads)
Neighborhood Character	13/100 (leads)	10/100
Transit	92/100 (leads)	65/100
Safety	39/100 (leads)	33/100
Health	67/100	95/100 (leads)
Activities	85/100 (leads)	77/100

Weekday-morning commute

Long Island City-Hunters Point compared with Flushing-Willets Point, metric by metric
Metric	Long Island City-Hunters Point	Flushing-Willets Point
To Midtown	19–20 min (leads)	45–46 min
To Lower Manhattan	32–33 min (leads)	59–60 min
To Hudson Yards	26–27 min (leads)	53–54 min
To Union Square / Flatiron	28 min (leads)	53–54 min
To Upper East Side medical corridor	31–32 min (leads)	54–55 min
To Downtown Brooklyn	35–36 min (leads)	62–63 min
To Long Island City	6 min (leads)	35–36 min
To Jamaica	37–38 min (leads)	40–41 min
To Flushing	34–35 min	9 min (leads)
To Fordham	44–47 min (leads)	72–75 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 Long Island City-Hunters Point or Flushing-Willets Point better for families?: Long Island City-Hunters Point and Flushing-Willets Point each suit different families. Long Island City-Hunters Point leads on Transit, Activities, and Safety, while Flushing-Willets Point leads on Families, Health, and Schools. 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 Long Island City-Hunters Point and Flushing-Willets Point compare on safety and schools?: Long Island City-Hunters Point: 39/100 safety, 72/100 schools. Flushing-Willets Point: 33/100 safety, 97/100 schools.
Are Long Island City-Hunters Point and Flushing-Willets Point similar neighborhoods?: They're 76% similar across the nine signals we score. Long Island City-Hunters Point stands out on Transit, Activities, and Safety.

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