Sanford Avenue, Queens NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade B+, 67 out of 100. How does Sanford Avenue in Queens rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade B+, livability 67 out of 100.

Calm 60, ranked against busy avenues. Access 79, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, and a lot within a walk.

That puts Sanford Avenue in the top 11% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on quietness (75) and food nearby (93); housing (33) is the weak spot.

On the record

Heat and hot water is the most-filed complaint on Sanford Avenue, with 441 reports. HPD has cited 361 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 10 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 117 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, quietness ranks 75 among busy avenues. About 37% of the 3,620 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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