Best PlacesCastleton On Hudson, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Castleton On Hudson, 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.
Castleton On Hudson ranks 4,089th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Castleton On Hudson
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.
Castleton On Hudson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Castleton On Hudson ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where Castleton On Hudson ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Castleton On Hudson
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Castleton On Hudson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,621, 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 Castleton On Hudson's effective rate of 2.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Castleton On Hudson
Castleton On Hudson 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 Castleton On Hudson.
Who works in Castleton On Hudson, and how
Work in Castleton On Hudson centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Castleton On Hudson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Castleton On Hudson.
What the weather is like in Castleton On Hudson, month by month
Castleton On Hudson sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Castleton On Hudson
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Castleton On Hudson
Schools across Castleton On Hudson average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Citizen Edmond Genet SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Castleton Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Red Mill SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Howard L Goff SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Ravena-coeymans-selkirk Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Columbia High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Ravena-coeymans-selkirk Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Maple Hill Junior/senior High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Castleton On Hudson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Castleton On Hudson 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 Castleton On Hudson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Castleton On Hudson
Is Castleton On Hudson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Castleton On Hudson ranks 4,089th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, health care access, and low crime, 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 Castleton On Hudson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,206. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $110,621 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Castleton On Hudson safe?
Yes, Castleton On Hudson is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Castleton On Hudson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Castleton On Hudson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Castleton On Hudson 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.
Castleton On Hudson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Castleton On Hudson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Castleton On Hudson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Castleton On Hudson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Castleton On Hudson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Castleton On Hudson 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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