Best Places12407, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12407, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
12407 ranks 10,433rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 12407
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.
12407's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12407 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 12407 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12407
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12407 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,583, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 12407's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 12407
12407 runs older 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 12407.
Who works in 12407, and how
Work in 12407 centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 12407
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12407.
What the weather is like in 12407, month by month
12407 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 12407
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12407
Schools across 12407 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Windham Ashland Central SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Gilboa-conesville Central SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12407 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12407 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 12407 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12407
Is 12407 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12407 ranks 10,433rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12407 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,300. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $69,583 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 12407 safe?
Yes, 12407 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare 12407 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12407. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12407 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.
12407 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12407: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12407: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12407: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12407: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12407 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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