Best Places12771, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12771, 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.
12771 ranks 14,428th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 12771
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.
12771's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12771 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 12771 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12771
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12771 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,151; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 12771's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 12771
12771 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 12771.
Who works in 12771, and how
Work in 12771 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 12771
12771 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 12771 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 12771, month by month
12771 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 12771
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12771
Schools across 12771 average a B+, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Otisville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Minisink Valley Intermediate SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- N A Hamilton Bicentennial SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Minisink Valley Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Port Jervis Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Minisink Valley High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Port Jervis Senior High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12771 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12771 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 12771 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12771
Is 12771 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12771 ranks 14,428th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12771 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,817. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $78,151 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 12771 safe?
Yes, 12771 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare 12771 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12771. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12771 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.
12771 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12771: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12771: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12771: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12771: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12771 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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