WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in New York
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in New York
Brooklyn, Brooklyn is the top-rated neighborhood in New York — our highest verdict.
Top 25 Neighborhoods in New York
Brooklyn
Settle hereBrooklyn, NY
Price
$979K
Walk
100/100
Schools
7.4/10
Upper East Side
Settle hereUpper East Side, NY
Price
$1.6M
Walk
95/100
Schools
7.3/10
Brooklyn
Settle hereBrooklyn, NY
Price
$1.1M
Walk
98/100
Schools
7.4/10
New York City
Settle hereNew York City, NY
Price
$1.6M
Walk
95/100
Schools
7.3/10
Sunnyside
Settle hereSunnyside, NY
Price
$679K
Walk
90/100
Schools
7.3/10
Rego Park
Settle hereRego Park, NY
Price
$481K
Walk
88/100
Schools
7.4/10
Fresh Meadows
Settle hereFresh Meadows, NY
Price
$886K
Walk
71/100
Schools
7.3/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$1.2M
Walk
94/100
Schools
7.3/10
Great Neck
Good for nowGreat Neck, NY
Price
$711K
Walk
60/100
Schools
7.4/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$1.2M
Walk
100/100
Schools
7.4/10
Astoria
Settle hereAstoria, NY
Price
$663K
Schools
7.6/10
New York City
Good for nowNew York City, NY
Price
$1.2M
Walk
100/100
Schools
7.4/10
West Village
Good for nowWest Village, NY
Price
$1.4M
Walk
100/100
Schools
7.4/10
New York City
Good for nowNew York City, NY
Price
$711K
Walk
99/100
Schools
7.3/10
New York City
Good for nowNew York City, NY
Price
$1.7M
Walk
98/100
Schools
7.3/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$935K
Walk
95/100
Schools
7.4/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$1.4M
Walk
98/100
Schools
7.4/10
New York City
Good for nowNew York City, NY
Price
$1.4M
Walk
98/100
Schools
7.3/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$1.1M
Walk
98/100
Schools
7.4/10
Forest Hills
Good for nowForest Hills, NY
Price
$559K
Walk
98/100
Schools
7.4/10
New York City
Good for nowNew York City, NY
Price
$703K
Walk
100/100
Schools
7.2/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$807K
Walk
91/100
Schools
7.4/10
Jackson Heights
Good for nowJackson Heights, NY
Price
$429K
Walk
94/100
Schools
7.3/10
Brooklyn
Good for nowBrooklyn, NY
Price
$948K
Walk
92/100
Schools
7.3/10
Kew Gardens
Good for nowKew Gardens, NY
Price
$374K
Walk
90/100
Schools
7.4/10
How we rank neighborhoods in New York
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the New York average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.