Best Places12570, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12570, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
12570 ranks 2,332nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 12570
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.
12570's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12570 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$138,590 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 12570 ranks low
- Short commute43.1 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12570
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12570 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $138,590, 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 12570's effective rate of 1.96%, 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 12570
12570's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 12570.
Who works in 12570, and how
Work in 12570 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 12570
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12570.
What the weather is like in 12570, month by month
12570 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 12570
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12570
Schools across 12570 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pawling Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Vail Farm Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Beekman SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Union Vale Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Pawling Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Pawling High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Arlington High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12570 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12570 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 12570 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12570
Is 12570 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12570 ranks 2,332nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, high incomes, and few empty homes, and lowest on long commutes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12570 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $452,286. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $138,590 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 12570 safe?
Yes, 12570 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare 12570 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12570. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12570 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.
12570 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12570: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12570: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12570: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12570: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12570 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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