Syosset Scores Highest Average Credit Score on Long Island

If the average credit score of Syosset residents were a grade, it would be an A+.

According to a WalletHub analysis, Syosset is in the 99 percentile nationwide of the 2,534 communities surveyed.

The community has an average credit score of 742.08 making it the No. 23 highest credit score in the nation and No. 1 on Long Island.

The Villages, FL ranked as No. 1 in the United States with an average 778.77 credit score. Pittsford in Monroe County has the highest credit score average in New York with a No. 9 national ranking of 748.35.

In addition to Syosset, on Long Island Plainview also ranked nationally at No. 24.

In order to identify the cities with the highest and lowest credit scores, WalletHub’s analysts compared the average credit scores of residents in each of 2,534 U.S. “cities” as of October 2016, based on TransUnion data.

A rank of “1” corresponds with the ”city” with the highest credit score. Note that “city” refers to city proper and excludes surrounding metro areas.

Here are the 15 Long Island communities with the highest credit scores:

1. Syosset— 742.08 (99 percentile)
2. Plainview— 741.38 (99 percentile)
3. Garden City— 739.06 (98 percentile)
4. Massapequa Park— 736.29 (98 percentile)
5. Great Neck— 733.18 (97 percentile)
6. New Hyde Park— 733.07 (97 percentile)
7. Melville— 730.91 (96 percentile)
8. Commack— 729.38 (96 percentile)
9. Dix Hills— 728.69 (96 percentile)
10. Wantagh— 727.55 (95 percentile)
11. Merrick— 727.24 (95 percentile)
12. East Northport— 727.21 (95 percentile)
13. Floral Park— 726.93 (94 percentile)
14. Port Washington— 725.3 (94 percentile)
15. Seaford— 724.58 (94 percentile)

See the full rankings here.

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