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Plainview Has Highest Average Credit Score on Long Island, Study Finds

Check out the top 10 Long Island towns with the highest average credit scores and their respective national rankings.

If you want to find fiscally responsible people, look no further than Plainview.

According to WalletHub, Plainview residents have an average credit score of 737.69, which is the 34th highest average in the U.S. Plainview also has the highest average credit score on Long Island.


WalletHub surveyed the average credit scores of 2,570 places and found that The Villages, Fla. had the highest average credit score in the U.S. (779.51).

Here are the 10 Long Island towns with the highest average credit scores and their respective national rankings:

34. Plainview- 737.69

38. Garden City- 737

59. Syosset- 733.84

62. New Hyde Park- 733.34

82. Merrick- 730.40

97. East Northport- 728.79

104. Melville- 727.78

106. Massapequa Park- 727.74

111. Great Neck- 727.32

124. Floral Park- 726.12

Check out the full WalletHub report here.

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