Best Places13902, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13902, 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.
13902 ranks 9,096th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13902
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.
13902's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13902 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 13902 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Household income$51,987 median, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13902
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13902 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,987, 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 13902's effective rate of 1.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 13902
13902 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 13902.
Who works in 13902, and how
Work in 13902 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 40%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in 13902
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 13902.
What the weather is like in 13902, month by month
13902 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 13902
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around 13902
Schools across 13902 average a B+, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vestal Hills Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vestal Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- West Middle SchoolD · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Binghamton High SchoolA · 76% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13902 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13902 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 13902 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 13902
Is 13902 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13902 ranks 9,096th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, cell coverage, and population health, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13902 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,600. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $51,987 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 13902 safe?
Yes, 13902 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare 13902 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13902. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13902 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.
13902 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13902: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13902: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13902: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13902: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13902 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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