Best PlacesBlauvelt, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Blauvelt, 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.
Blauvelt ranks 3,032nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Blauvelt
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.
Blauvelt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Blauvelt ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$169,943 median, better than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
Where Blauvelt ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Short commute41.1 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Blauvelt
A household needs to earn about $217,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Blauvelt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $169,943, 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 Blauvelt's effective rate of 2.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Blauvelt
Blauvelt's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Blauvelt.
Who works in Blauvelt, and how
Work in Blauvelt centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Blauvelt
Blauvelt has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns. The coast is about 26 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Blauvelt and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Blauvelt, month by month
Blauvelt sees roughly 65 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 Blauvelt
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Blauvelt
Schools across Blauvelt average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Avenue SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Cottage Lane Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pearl River Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- South Orangetown Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Tappan Zee High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Pearl River High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Blauvelt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Blauvelt 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 Blauvelt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Blauvelt
Is Blauvelt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Blauvelt ranks 3,032nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and fast internet, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Blauvelt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $694,348. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $169,943 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Blauvelt safe?
Yes, Blauvelt is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare Blauvelt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Blauvelt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Blauvelt 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.
Blauvelt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Blauvelt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Blauvelt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Blauvelt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Blauvelt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Blauvelt 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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