Best Places13459, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13459, 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.
13459 ranks 15,819th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13459
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.
13459's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13459 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 13459 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13459
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13459 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,189, 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 13459's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 13459
13459'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 13459.
Who works in 13459, and how
Work in 13459 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 13459
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 13459.
What the weather is like in 13459, month by month
13459 sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 13459
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13459
Schools across 13459 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Joseph B Radez Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- East Hill SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H Golding Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Canajoharie Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Canajoharie Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13459 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13459 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 13459 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13459
Is 13459 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13459 ranks 15,819th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, low crime, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13459 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,994. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $81,189 median income, cost of living beats 57% of zip codes.
Is 13459 safe?
Yes, 13459 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare 13459 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13459. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13459 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.
13459 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13459: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13459: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13459: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13459: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13459 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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