Queens Livability Scores
The most ethnically diverse urban area in the world, Queens offers affordable housing, international cuisine, and easy airport access.
Neighborhoods in Queens
Astoria6.1
Diverse neighborhood with Greek heritage, excellent dining, and quick Manhattan access.
Long Island City7.4
Rapidly developing waterfront area with luxury high-rises and stunning Manhattan views.
Flushing6.0
Vibrant Asian community with authentic Chinese and Korean cuisine and cultural centers.
Jackson Heights6.4
Historic garden apartment neighborhood with incredible South Asian and Latin American food.
Forest Hills6.3
Affluent neighborhood with Tudor-style homes, excellent schools, and Forest Hills Stadium.
Ridgewood6.9
Up-and-coming neighborhood straddling Queens-Brooklyn border with affordable rents.
Sunnyside5.8
Diverse, family-friendly neighborhood with a small-town feel and easy Manhattan commute.
Woodside6.6
Working-class neighborhood with Filipino and Irish communities and affordable housing.
Elmhurst6.9
One of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in the world, with exceptional Thai, Chinese, and Latin American food along Broadway and Queens Boulevard.
Rego Park6.3
Central Queens neighborhood with a large Bukharian Jewish community, big-box retail along Queens Boulevard, and convenient express subway access.
Corona5.6
Lively Latin American neighborhood adjacent to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, home to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and the Queens Museum.
Kew Gardens6.3
Leafy, residential neighborhood near Forest Park with Tudor-style homes, a walkable village center, and proximity to the Queens courthouse complex.
Bayside5.7
Suburban-feeling neighborhood in northeast Queens with top-rated schools, Bell Boulevard dining strip, and waterfront access along Little Neck Bay.
Maspeth4.5
Working-class central Queens neighborhood with Polish and Italian heritage, industrial waterfront, and affordable single-family homes around Grand Avenue.
Middle Village4.7
Central Queens residential neighborhood around the Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery with a strong Italian-American community, Juniper Valley Park, and quiet single-family blocks.
Glendale4.6
Working-class neighborhood at the Brooklyn-Queens border with strong German and Italian heritage, Forest Park access, and Myrtle Avenue commercial strip.
Jamaica5.4
Major Queens transit hub with the massive Jamaica Center station, York College campus, diverse Caribbean and South Asian communities, and redeveloping downtown core.
Howard Beach4.5
Suburban-feeling South Queens neighborhood between JFK Airport and Jamaica Bay with Italian-American heritage, waterfront access, and single-family homes.
Richmond Hill5.7
Diverse South Queens neighborhood with large Sikh, Guyanese, and Trinidadian communities, historic Victorian homes, and the commercial Liberty Avenue corridor.
Ozone Park5.8
South Queens residential neighborhood bordering JFK Airport with a strong Italian and Sikh community, Tudor-style homes, and affordable housing.
Whitestone4.7
Northeast Queens waterfront neighborhood with suburban feel, Whitestone Bridge access, single-family homes, and an aging but stable Italian and Greek community.
Fresh Meadows4.7
Central Queens garden-apartment community originally built as post-war housing, with tree-lined streets, top-rated public schools, and the Fresh Meadows Community Center.
College Point4.6
North Queens peninsula neighborhood with waterfront industrial past, working-class residential community, and access to the College Point Multiplex.
Douglaston
Affluent Northeast Queens neighborhood with historic Douglaston Hill Historic District, tree-lined streets of Tudor and Colonial homes, and Long Island suburban feel.
Rockaway Beach5.6
Oceanfront peninsula neighborhood in Queens with miles of boardwalk and beach, a growing surf scene, beachside food vendors, and the A train direct to Manhattan.
Briarwood5.3
Central Queens residential neighborhood bordering Jamaica Hills, with co-op apartments, Italianate single-family homes, the E/F express stop, and proximity to Jamaica Hospital.
Jamaica Estates4.8
Upper-middle-class enclave of Tudor and Colonial homes on tree-lined winding streets, planned in 1907 with wide setbacks. Hillcrest Jewish Center, St. John's University, and private roads.
Little Neck4.8
Northeast Queens neighborhood on the Nassau County border with single-family homes, Long Island Rail Road access, quiet streets, and the Little Neck Bay waterfront.
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