Best Places12768, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12768, 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.
12768 ranks 26,209th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in 12768
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.
12768's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12768 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 12768 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12768
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12768 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,895, 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 12768's effective rate of 2.14%, 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 12768
12768 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 12768.
Who works in 12768, and how
Work in 12768 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 12768
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12768.
What the weather is like in 12768, month by month
12768 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 12768
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12768
Schools across 12768 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Livingston Manor Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Tri-valley Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Livingston Manor High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Tri-valley Secondary SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12768 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12768 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 12768 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12768
Is 12768 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12768 ranks 26,209th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12768 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,259. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $65,895 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 12768 safe?
12768 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
Compare 12768 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12768. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12768 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.
12768 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12768: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12768: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12768: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12768: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12768 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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