Best Places On Long Island To Raise A Family

Niche.com has released its 2018 rankings of the best places to raise a family in states across the country.

According to its rankings for New York, Long Island towns make up more than half of the top 100. Six Long Island towns made the top 10 while 29 towns made the top 50.

The lists were created using information about public schools, crime rates, cost of living and family friendly amenities. Data was pulled from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC, and other sources, according to Niche.

Here are the Long Island towns that are among the 100 best places to raise a family in New York, according to Niche.com's rankings.

• Kensington— No. 1
• Jericho— No. 2
• Great Neck Gardens— No. 3
• Syosset— No. 7
• Thomaston— No. 9
• Great Neck Estates— No. 10
• University Gardens— No. 12
• Herricks— No. 13
• Garden City— No. 14
• Roslyn Estates— No. 16
• Lake Success— No. 19
• Searingtown— No. 20
• Sands Point— No. 21
• Brookville— No. 23
• East Williston— No. 24
• Manhasset Hills— No. 26
• Plainview— No. 27
• Plandome— No. 32
• Great Neck Plaza— No. 33
• Roslyn Heights— No. 37
• Great Neck— No. 39
• East Hills— No. 40
• Roslyn Harbor— No. 41
• Lloyd Harbor— No. 42
• Port Washington— No. 43
• Laurel Hollow— No. 46
• Greenvale— No. 48
• Kings Point— No. 49
• Woodbury— No. 50
• Hewlett Harbor— No. 52
• Stony Brook— No. 54
• Manhasset— No. 55
• Sea Cliff— No. 58
• Glenwood Landing— No. 59
• Old Bethpage— No. 61
• Dix Hills— No. 65
• Cold Spring Harbor— No. 68
• Merrick— No. 69
• Northport— No. 71
• Roslyn— No. 73
• Oyster Bay Cove— No. 75
• Muttontown— No. 76
• Woodmere— No. 77
• Old Brookville— No. 78
• Wheatley Heights— No. 79
• Port Washington North— No. 80
• South Hempstead— No. 84
• North Hills— No. 85
• Lido Beach— No. 86
• South Valley Stream— No. 87
• Williston Park— No. 96
• Mill Neck— No. 97
• Village of the Branch— No. 98

Photo by Laura Ann/Avalon Park in Stony Brook