Best neighborhoods in Queens
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Ranked 1st best neighborhood in Queens
"A roti and a prayer"
- uptowngirl
The only time that I head to the Richmond Hill neighborhood in Queens is when I need to visit the Gurdwara or the Sikh temple( which is usually once a year during the birthday celebrations of Guru Nan...
Ranked 2nd best neighborhood in Queens
"Beautiful area in Forest Hills"
- NatM
Forest Park is an area of Forest Hills, which is one of the most interesting areas in Queens. It houses the incredibly large and well equipped Forest Park, as well as the Forest Hills Gardens resident...
Ranked 3rd best neighborhood in Queens
"Great Park To Visit"
- hhusted
I love the park. The streets around the park are not that great looking. Trash in places. But the park itself is beautiful and somewhat quiet. It depends where you are within the park will depend how...
Ranked 4th best neighborhood in Queens
"Suburban bliss"
- NatM
Bayside is a quiet, upper middle to middle class town that boasts everything from a lovely marina on the bay to great schools and diverse restaurants. You can visit the Bay Terrace mall for some casua...
Ranked 5th best neighborhood in Queens
"Underrated & super clean town next to Brooklyn"
- NatM
Located close to Brooklyn, Ridgewood is a small and lovely neighborhood that boasts a very convenient location and easy transportation. It is less than twenty minutes from Manhattan by subway and is e...
Ranked 6th best neighborhood in Queens
"Quiet neighborhood between Whitestone & Bayside"
- NatM
Clearview is located between Whitestone and Bayside. This area includes the Clearview Golf Course, a public course that is reasonably priced and very popular with residents. The area is adjacent to th...
Ranked 7th best neighborhood in Queens
"Beautiful upscale neighborhood"
- NatM
While I'm not much of a fan of any of the towns on the Rockaway Peninsula, I have to admit that Neponsit Belle Harbor is lovely. This is a tiny eight by four block area filled with beachfront mansions...
Ranked 8th best neighborhood in Queens
"Pleasant & underrated suburban community"
- NatM
Part of Jamaica, Laurelton is a peaceful neighborhood with lots of lovely Tudor homes, as well as garden apartment co-ops. Despite the fact that it is part of New York City, it feels like a small town...
Ranked 9th best neighborhood in Queens
"A quiet town thats perfect for families!"
- NatM
I'd have to disagree with some of the other reviewers who have complained about the transportation. This neighborhood houses mainly families and retirees, and just about everyone who lives here owns a...
Ranked 10th best neighborhood in Queens
"Up & coming neighborhood"
- NatM
Fresh Meadows is another Queens neighborhood that has been undergoing numerous changes since the last housing boom. For the most part, if you're looking to buy a home, you're going to see a lot of ver...
Ranked 11th best neighborhood in Queens
"Up and coming neighborhood"
- NatM
College Point is another town that is marked by a wide range of ethnically and economically diverse neighborhoods. A number of developers and construction companies have been developing the areas clos...
Ranked 12th best neighborhood in Queens
"Fabulous choice for professionals who commute to Manhattan"
- NatM
The quality of life in Astoria / Long Island City really varies by the specific part of the town. The areas that are closer to the water are stunning, well maintained, and safe. However, those areas a...
Ranked 13th best neighborhood in Queens
"Quickly changing landscape - in a good way"
- GrandStGlitter
This neighborhood isn’t a bad commute to the city, and though it used to resemble a suburb, it is too close to the city to have stayed that way. It now looks like much of the rest of the city – with...
Ranked 14th best neighborhood in Queens
"Peaceful suburban neighborhood"
- NatM
Jamaica Hills is a peaceful and lovely residential area in Jamaica, Queens. There are homes in many diverse styles with beautiful lawns and flowers on the neighborhood's tree-lined streets. In fact, t...
Ranked 15th best neighborhood in Queens
"Excellent suburban town with one of the citys best school di..."
- NatM
While Douglaston/ Little Neck is far from being a bustling place to live, this is still one of the most popular towns in Queens. It offers the quality (library and school district) of a Long Island to...
Ranked 16th best neighborhood in Queens
"Suburban peace"
- NatM
Glendale is a lovely middle class community with a strong sense of unity. This is definitely more of a town for homeowners than it is a town for renters. Residents tend to stay for the long haul, and...
Ranked 17th best neighborhood in Queens
"Quiet & comfortable - great for commuters!"
- NatM
While I'd have to agree that Auburndale is far from exciting, I've always had a soft spot for it. As a previous reviewer wrote, it's located between Bayside, Flushing, Clearview, and Fresh Meadows. Th...
Ranked 18th best neighborhood in Queens
"Convenient, cheap, and culturally diverse"
- NatM
The small Ditmars-Steinway area of Astoria is incredibly diverse; while the population is predominately Caucasian, there are also significant numbers of Hispanic, Asian, and African American residents...
Ranked 19th best neighborhood in Queens
"A quiet upclass neighborhood!"
- johndoe57
One of my best friends live in Queens Village in New York and I hate leaving there when I go back to my home. The area has a great assortment of food places ranging from fast food to high class restau...
Ranked 20th best neighborhood in Queens
"No schools in the neighborhood"
- BrendaR
Breezy Point Roxbury is a neighborhood of about 1.9 square miles that is abundant in nature and 22 miles from Manhattan via car. Although, bicycles, piloted by bare-chested men with wraparound sungla...