Best PlacesBardonia, West Nyack, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bardonia, West Nyack, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bardonia, West Nyack ranks 1,167th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Bardonia, West Nyack
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.
Bardonia, West Nyack's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bardonia, West Nyack ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Bardonia, West Nyack ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bardonia, West Nyack
A household needs to earn about $182,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bardonia, West Nyack home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,209, 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 Bardonia, West Nyack's effective rate of 2.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bardonia, West Nyack
Bardonia, West Nyack runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bardonia, West Nyack.
Who works in Bardonia, West Nyack, and how
Work in Bardonia, West Nyack centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Bardonia, West Nyack
Bardonia, West Nyack has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 26 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Bardonia, West Nyack and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bardonia, West Nyack, month by month
Bardonia, West Nyack sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bardonia, West Nyack
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bardonia, West Nyack
Schools across Bardonia, West Nyack average an A, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Strawtown Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- West Nyack Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Bardonia Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Felix Festa Achievement Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarkstown South Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bardonia, West Nyack school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bardonia, West Nyack 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 Bardonia, West Nyack against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bardonia, West Nyack
Is Bardonia, West Nyack a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bardonia, West Nyack ranks 1,167th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, health care access, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bardonia, West Nyack expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $581,082. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $127,209 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Bardonia, West Nyack safe?
Yes, Bardonia, West Nyack is safer than 81% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Bardonia, West Nyack with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bardonia, West Nyack. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bardonia, West Nyack 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.
Bardonia, West Nyack detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bardonia, West Nyack: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bardonia, West Nyack: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bardonia, West Nyack: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bardonia, West Nyack: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bardonia, West Nyack 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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