4 G.N. villages ranked in the top

BY ROBERT PELAEZ

Great Neck Gardens was ranked as the 10th-best place to live in America by Niche Monday, headlining the six North Shore areas to crack the list’s top 100.

The hamlet of Great Neck Gardens ranked as the best place to live in New York, followed by Great Neck Plaza and Herricks in the second and third spots, respectively. Great Neck Plaza was ranked as the 13th-best place to live in America and Herricks was ranked as the 22nd-best.

The Village of Kensington was ranked No. 5 in New York and No. 27 in America, Lake Success was No. 6 in the state and No. 55 in the country and East Williston was No. 10 in New York and No. 82 in the nation, according to the list.

Factors taken into account when creating the rankings included quality of local schools, safety, affordability, higher education rate, cost of living grade, crime and safety grade, housing grade, family amenities, percentage of households with children, weather and air quality, walkability, and percentage of households with children, among other categories, according to Niche.

Kensington was ranked as the best place in New York to raise a family, with Lake Success coming in at No. 3, Great Neck Gardens at No. 4, East Hills at No. 6, Herricks at No. 7, Searingtown at No. 10, Great Neck Plaza at No. 11, Roslyn

Heights at No. 12, East Williston at No. 13 and Manhasset at No. 15.

On the “Best Places to Raise a Family in New York,” North Shore areas comprise nearly a third of the entries, with 32 areas represented. Factors considered for the rankings included cost of living grade, higher education rates, housing, quality of local schools, diversity, crime and safety, jobs, nightlife, walkability, outdoor activities, weather and short commutes, among others, according to Niche.

The Great Neck School District was