Best Places13748, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13748, 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.
13748 ranks 19,452nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13748
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.
13748's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13748 ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 13748 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter 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 13748
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13748 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,398, 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 13748's effective rate of 1.89%, 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 13748
13748 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 13748.
Who works in 13748, and how
Work in 13748 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 13748
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 13748.
What the weather is like in 13748, month by month
13748 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 13748
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13748
Schools across 13748 average an A−, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Floyd Bell Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Brookside Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- F P Donnelly SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richard T Stank Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Susquehanna Valley Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13748 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13748 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 13748 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13748
Is 13748 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13748 ranks 19,452nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13748 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,485. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $66,398 median income, cost of living beats 33% of zip codes.
Is 13748 safe?
Yes, 13748 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare 13748 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13748. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13748 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.
13748 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13748: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13748: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13748: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13748: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13748 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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