Best Places13331, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13331, 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.
13331 ranks 21,170th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 13331
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.
13331's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13331 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 13331 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13331
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13331 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,617, 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 13331's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 13331
13331 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 13331.
Who works in 13331, and how
Work in 13331 centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 13331
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 13331.
What the weather is like in 13331, month by month
13331 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 13331
The nearest airport, Adirondack Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13331
Schools across 13331 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Beaver River Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaver River Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13331 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13331 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 13331 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13331
Is 13331 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13331 ranks 21,170th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13331 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,734. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $72,617 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 13331 safe?
13331 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
Compare 13331 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13331. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13331 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.
13331 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13331: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13331: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13331: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13331: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13331 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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