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New York is a diverse city. You'll be hard-pressed to find one area anywhere in the city with all of your qualifications unless you go to somewhere like Westchester or Nassau like the above poster said.
But I think Douglaston might be the closest thing to fitting this topic, but it's on the eastern fringes of Queens and not close to any subway stations.
The best school district overall seems to be District 26 but thats in North/Northwest Queens.
There are 6 districts in Manhattan with District 2 being the largest. I suggest you take a look at insideschools.org. It gives a general overview of the each district as well as information on the schools within each.
You should also be aware about 'zoning' within districts. Depending on where you move you may be 'zoned' for a particular school within your district so be sure you're not just looking at the districts as a whole so you don't get caught being in the district you want but having to send your kid to a school you didn't want in that district.
There is a single school district in NYC, the NYCDOE. The best schools are in the suburbs of Westchester and Nassau.
That's a pretty huge generalization. There are some horrendous schools in both Nassau County as well as Westchester County just like there are some amazing schools in Manhattan.
To the OP:
Are you looking for private or public schools?
Define "upper to Middle class" --- different people have different ideas on what constitutes "upper or upper middle class".
Are you buying or renting?? what kind of income do you have and can you afford a good area Remember, when renting in Manhattan, your income must be 44 times the rent or better.
I was hoping someone could help me out on what area to move to in NYC...
I'm 38yrs old and looking for a safe area, with a really good school district, and upper class area... or at least upper to middle class area...
Can someone provide a list or something?
Thank you in advance!
You need to state a budget range for rent, and whether you can afford private school. How many children?
In Manhattan, those who can afford to send their children to private schools, DO SO! That includes the upper class and the upper middle class. The middle class scramble to do everything they can to get their children into the VERY few good schools and programs there are.
All in all good schools public or private is a HIGHLY competitive endeavor! More so than you have likely imagined. Only the well off can afford both the best neighborhoods and the best schools simultaneously.
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