Best Places13635, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13635, 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.
13635 ranks 12,000th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13635
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.
13635's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13635 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 13635 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13635
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13635 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,324, 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 13635's effective rate of 1.61%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 13635
13635 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 13635.
Who works in 13635, and how
Work in 13635 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 13635
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 13635.
What the weather is like in 13635, month by month
13635 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 13635
The nearest airport, Ogdensburg International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 209 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13635
Schools across 13635 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Edwards-knox Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Gouverneur Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Edwards-knox Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Clifton-fine Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13635 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13635 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 13635 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13635
Is 13635 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13635 ranks 12,000th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, low crime, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13635 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,016. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $72,324 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 13635 safe?
Yes, 13635 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare 13635 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13635. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13635 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.
13635 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13635: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13635: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13635: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13635: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13635 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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