Best Places13905, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 13905, 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.
13905 ranks 17,785th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 13905
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.
13905's strengths and weaknesses
Where 13905 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 13905 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 13905
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 13905 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,091, 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 13905's effective rate of 2.42%, 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 13905
13905's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 13905.
Who works in 13905, and how
Work in 13905 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in 13905
13905 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 13905 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 13905, month by month
13905 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 13905
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 7 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 13905
Schools across 13905 average a B−, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vestal Hills Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Chenango Bridge Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Caryl E Adams Primary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tioughnioga Riverside AcademyA− · 54% proficient
- Maine-endwell Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Chenango Forks Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Maine-endwell Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Johnson City Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Chenango Forks High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 13905 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
13905 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 13905 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 13905 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 13905
Is 13905 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 13905 ranks 17,785th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 13905 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,465. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $63,091 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 13905 safe?
13905 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $468 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 13905?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 17. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of zip codes.
Is 13905 good for families?
Schools beat 70% of zip codes, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $1,088 a month.
Compare 13905 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 13905. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 13905 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.
13905 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 13905: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 13905: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 13905: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 13905: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
13905 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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