A nationwide analysis of nearly 3 million Google reviews has revealed New York’s lowest-rated Costco locations, with the popular Sunset Park store in Brooklyn taking out the unwanted top spot in the state—and ranking as the third-worst in the entire country.
According to a study conducted by seobacklinks.com, which analyzed 592 open Costco warehouses across the U.S. with at least 500 reviews, New York ranks as the second lowest-rated state for Costco overall, averaging just 4.42 stars out of five.
While Costco maintains high overall satisfaction nationwide compared to other major chains, New York shoppers regularly face high-density chaos: hour-long checkout lines, frantic parking lots, and constantly out-of-stock essentials.
Brooklyn and Queens locations rank among the worst in the U.S.
The Costco located at 976 3rd Ave in Brooklyn holds the record for New York’s lowest-rated warehouse, averaging 4.24 stars across 12,697 Google reviews. Reviewers frequently cited chaotic parking situations, packed aisles, and long register queues as primary grievances.
Not far behind is the Rego Park location on Junction Blvd in Queens, which landed as the fourth-worst rated Costco in the nation with a score of 4.28 stars across 7,759 reviews.
Across the state’s 18 ranked locations, the primary issue isn’t product quality—it’s sheer volume. As seobacklinks.com founder Oliver Weston noted, the lower scores across dense metropolitan areas like NYC come down to too many shoppers competing for space, open registers, and parking spots at the exact same time.
The 10 lowest-rated Costco warehouses in New York
Here is how New York’s lowest-rated Costco locations rank, based on exact average customer ratings from Google reviews:
- 976 3rd Ave, Brooklyn — 4.24 stars (12,697 reviews)
- 61-35 Junction Blvd, Rego Park — 4.28 stars (7,759 reviews)
- 32-50 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City — 4.36 stars (7,699 reviews)
- 2975 Richmond Ave, Staten Island — 4.36 stars (6,803 reviews)
- 517 E 117th St, Manhattan (East Harlem) — 4.36 stars (5,803 reviews)
- 1250 Old Country Rd, Westbury — 4.37 stars (7,124 reviews)
- 3000 Middle Country Rd, Nesconset — 4.37 stars (2,557 reviews)
- 50 Overlook Blvd, Nanuet — 4.39 stars (4,657 reviews)
- 605 Rockaway Tpke, Lawrence — 4.42 stars (9,065 reviews)
- 1 Westchester Ave, Port Chester — 4.42 stars (2,992 reviews)
Where is New York’s best-rated Costco?
If you want to avoid the crowds and long checkout lines, you’ll have to head out to Long Island.
New York’s highest-rated location is the Costco at 3705 Hampton Rd in Oceanside, which boasts an impressive 4.60 average rating.
Nationally, the title for America’s top-rated Costco goes to Venice, Florida (4.64 stars), while the absolute lowest-rated warehouse in the country is located in Longmont, Colorado, sitting at 3.96 stars.
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