Best PlacesAngola on the Lake, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Angola on the Lake, 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.
Angola on the Lake ranks 23,928th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Angola on the Lake
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.
Angola on the Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Angola on the Lake ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Angola on the Lake ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Angola on the Lake
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Angola on the Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,103, 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 Angola on the Lake's effective rate of 1.82%, 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 Angola on the Lake
Angola on the Lake 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 Angola on the Lake.
Who works in Angola on the Lake, and how
Work in Angola on the Lake centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Angola on the Lake
Angola on the Lake has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns and more parkland per resident than 99% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Angola on the Lake and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Angola on the Lake, month by month
Angola on the Lake sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Angola on the Lake
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Angola on the Lake
Schools across Angola on the Lake average a B+, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- A J Schmidt Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- William G Houston Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Shore Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Angola on the Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Angola on the Lake 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 Angola on the Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Angola on the Lake
Is Angola on the Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Angola on the Lake ranks 23,928th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, few empty homes, and biking, and lowest on a weak job 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 Angola on the Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,521. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $63,103 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Angola on the Lake safe?
Yes, Angola on the Lake is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
Compare Angola on the Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Angola on the Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Angola on the Lake 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.
Angola on the Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Angola on the Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Angola on the Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Angola on the Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Angola on the Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Angola on the Lake 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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