Queens noise and liveability
New York City. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 4.4 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 0.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 6.5 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 3 of 5 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 9.1 / 10Price trend in cash terms, scaled among the 5 areas of this city, which is the whole of its currency pool - 2 of 5 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 7.7 / 10 |
| Price trend | +4.5% year on year |
| Aircraft noise band | Severe |
| Recorded crime | 78 |
| Road noise | Moderate |
| Air quality | Moderate |
| Flood risk | High |
| Transport access | Excellent |
| Healthcare access | Good |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in New York City.
Open Queens on the Sky Score mapWhere these numbers come from
Borough metadata: curated from public New York City sources; Crime: NYPD CompStat-derived offence rates per 1,000, against New York City population denominators; Prices: curated New York borough median sale prices, in USD; Aviation noise context: JFK and LaGuardia approach geometry, curated borough-aggregate bands; Licence note: Open Government Licence v3.0 covers UK Crown copyright and does NOT apply to any data in this response
Methodology version 5.2. Full method: API reference. Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.