Best Places12943, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 12943, 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.
12943 ranks 9,098th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 12943
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.
12943's strengths and weaknesses
Where 12943 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 12943 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 12943
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 12943 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,542, 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 12943's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 12943
12943 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 12943.
Who works in 12943, and how
Work in 12943 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 12943
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 12943.
What the weather is like in 12943, month by month
12943 sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 17° | 7° |
| April | 53° | 39° | 26° |
| July | 80° | 66° | 51° |
| October | 59° | 46° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 12943
The nearest airport, Adirondack Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around 12943
Schools across 12943 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Keene Central SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 12943 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
12943 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 12943 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 12943
Is 12943 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 12943 ranks 9,098th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 12943 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $471,400. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $93,542 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 12943 safe?
12943 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $503 per resident a year.
Compare 12943 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 12943. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 12943 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.
12943 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 12943: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 12943: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 12943: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 12943: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
12943 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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