What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Rockaway Beach?
Rockaway Beach is ranked #143 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York; #286 of 418 eligible neighborhoods in NY; and #9,710 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Rockaway Beach
New York, NY | Queens County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
44.0
Stability and Strength
31.6
Value Opportunity
25.2
Momentum
90.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY |
| County | Queens County |
| National rank | #9,710 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #286 of 418 |
| City rank | #143 of 199 |
| County rank | #41 of 48 |
| National percentile | 35.1 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $669,266 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 7.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.42% |
| Home value to income ratio | 10.93 |
| Median household income | $61,229 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 13.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 41.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 55.6% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Rockaway Beach
Is Rockaway Beach one of the best neighborhoods in New York?
Rockaway Beach has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 44.0 and a city ranking of #143 of 199 eligible neighborhoods in New York.
How much are homes worth in Rockaway Beach?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Rockaway Beach is approximately $669,266.
Are home values rising or falling in Rockaway Beach?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 7.6% year over year and 0.42% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Rockaway Beach?
Rockaway Beach has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 90.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Rockaway Beach?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $61,229.
How affordable is Rockaway Beach relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.93. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Rockaway Beach primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 41.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Rockaway Beach?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 13.0%.
How educated are residents of Rockaway Beach?
Approximately 33.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Rockaway Beach face high rent burden?
Approximately 55.6% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Rockaway Beach?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications44
Estimated originations19
Home-purchase applications28
Origination rate42.6%
Home-purchase share63.2%
Average application loan$366,525
Total application loan amount$16,280,071
National application rank#7,713 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -3.5% YoY; originations -4.9% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.