Best Places13420, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13420, 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.
13420 ranks 15,883rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 13420
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.
13420's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13420 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 13420 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13420
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13420 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,096, 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 13420's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 13420
13420 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 13420.
Who works in 13420, and how
Work in 13420 centers on construction and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 13420
13420 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 13420 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 13420, month by month
13420 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 13420
The nearest airport, Watertown International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13420
Schools across 13420 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Boonville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Beaver River Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beaver River Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaver River Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Adirondack High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13420 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13420 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 13420 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13420
Is 13420 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13420 ranks 15,883rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and clean air, 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 13420 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $323,298. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $90,096 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 13420 safe?
13420 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $569 per resident a year.
Compare 13420 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13420. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13420 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.
13420 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13420: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13420: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13420: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13420: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13420 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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