Best PlacesBrowns Hollow, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Browns Hollow, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Browns Hollow ranks 18,530th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Browns Hollow
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.
Browns Hollow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Browns Hollow ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Browns Hollow ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Browns Hollow
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Browns Hollow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,250, 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 Browns Hollow's effective rate of 1.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Browns Hollow
Browns Hollow runs younger than the country, 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 Browns Hollow.
Who works in Browns Hollow, and how
Work in Browns Hollow centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Browns Hollow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Browns Hollow.
What the weather is like in Browns Hollow, month by month
Browns Hollow sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Browns Hollow
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Browns Hollow
Schools across Browns Hollow average a B+, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Hill SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canajoharie Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Canajoharie Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Browns Hollow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Browns Hollow 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 Browns Hollow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Browns Hollow
Is Browns Hollow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Browns Hollow ranks 18,530th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Browns Hollow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,400. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $66,250 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Browns Hollow safe?
Yes, Browns Hollow is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $121 per resident a year.
Compare Browns Hollow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Browns Hollow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Browns Hollow 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.
Browns Hollow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Browns Hollow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Browns Hollow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Browns Hollow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Browns Hollow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Browns Hollow 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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