Best PlacesBorden, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Borden, 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.
Borden ranks 20,541st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Borden
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.
Borden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Borden ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Borden ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Borden
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Borden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,176, 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 Borden's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Borden
Borden runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Borden.
Who works in Borden, and how
Work in Borden centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Borden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Borden.
What the weather is like in Borden, month by month
Borden sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Borden
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Borden
Schools across Borden average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jasper-troupsburg Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Tuscarora Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Jasper-troupsburg Junior-senior High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Addison Middle/high SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Williamson ShsB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Borden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Borden 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 Borden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Borden
Is Borden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Borden ranks 20,541st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Borden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,057. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $61,176 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Borden safe?
Yes, Borden is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $115 per resident a year.
Compare Borden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Borden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Borden 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.
Borden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Borden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Borden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Borden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Borden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Borden 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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