Best Places12150, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12150, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
12150 ranks 17,525th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 12150
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
12150's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12150 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 12150 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Household income$53,195 median, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12150
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12150 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,195, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 12150's effective rate of 2.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 12150
12150 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 12150.
Who works in 12150, and how
Work in 12150 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 12150
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12150.
What the weather is like in 12150, month by month
12150 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 12150
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12150
Schools across 12150 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Schalmont Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Schalmont High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12150 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12150 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 12150 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12150
Is 12150 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12150 ranks 17,525th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12150 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,009. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $53,195 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 12150 safe?
Yes, 12150 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare 12150 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12150. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12150 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
12150 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12150: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12150: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12150: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12150: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12150 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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