Jamaica Avenue, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026
Grade C+, 55 out of 100. How does Jamaica Avenue in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?
Livability score
Grade C+, livability 55 out of 100.
Calm 53, ranked against major corridors. Access 60, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most major corridors, and a lot within a walk.
That puts Jamaica Avenue in the top 36% of scored streets citywide.
Strongest on quietness (71) and tree cover (98); cleanliness (6) is the weak spot.
On the record
Illegal parking is the most-filed complaint on Jamaica Avenue, with 1,746 reports, and cleanliness ranks 6 among major corridors. HPD has cited 276 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 9 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 849 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, quietness ranks 71 among major corridors. Only about 13% of the 3,235 homes on file are rent-stabilized.
Scores are built from 311 complaints, HPD violations, NYPD crash records, MTA stop locations, DOHMH food permits, and the street tree census, divided by the homes and businesses on the street, updated weekly. Read the scoring method or the data sources.
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