Best Places12823, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12823, 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.
12823 ranks 10,106th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 12823
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.
12823's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12823 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 12823 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12823
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12823 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,377, 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 12823's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 12823
12823 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 12823.
Who works in 12823, and how
Work in 12823 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 12823
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12823.
What the weather is like in 12823, month by month
12823 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of 12823
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12823
Schools across 12823 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greenwich Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Argyle Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Salem Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenwich Junior-senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Salem High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Argyle Junior/senior High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12823 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12823 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 12823 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12823
Is 12823 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12823 ranks 10,106th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and health care access, and lowest on property taxes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12823 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,900. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $68,377 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 12823 safe?
Yes, 12823 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare 12823 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12823. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12823 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.
12823 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12823: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12823: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12823: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12823: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12823 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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