Best Places13069, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13069, 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.
13069 ranks 16,798th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13069
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.
13069's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13069 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 13069 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13069
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13069 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,091, 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 13069's effective rate of 2.58%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 13069
13069's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 13069.
Who works in 13069, and how
Work in 13069 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 13069
13069 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 13069 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 13069, month by month
13069 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 13069
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 212 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13069
Schools across 13069 average a B, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mae E Reynolds SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Cato-meridian Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- New Haven Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerson J Dillon Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Oswego Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Central Square Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Charles W Baker High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Paul V Moore High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Oswego High SchoolA+ · 89% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13069 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13069 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 13069 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 13069 suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in 13069
Is 13069 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13069 ranks 16,798th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13069 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,680. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $67,091 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 13069 safe?
Yes, 13069 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 13069?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 18. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of zip codes.
Is 13069 good for families?
Schools beat 76% of zip codes, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $1,088 a month.
Compare 13069 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13069. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13069 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.
13069 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13069: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13069: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13069: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13069: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13069 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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