Best PlacesCastorland, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Castorland, 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.
Castorland ranks 12,557th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Castorland
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.
Castorland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Castorland ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Castorland ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Castorland
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Castorland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,446, 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 Castorland's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Castorland
Castorland 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 Castorland.
Who works in Castorland, and how
Work in Castorland centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Castorland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Castorland.
What the weather is like in Castorland, month by month
Castorland sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Castorland
The nearest airport, Watertown International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 196 miles away.
The best schools in and around Castorland
Schools across Castorland average an A−, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lowville Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Beaver River Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- West Carthage Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lowville Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Carthage Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Beaver River Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaver River Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Lowville High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Carthage Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Castorland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Castorland 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 Castorland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Castorland
Is Castorland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Castorland ranks 12,557th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Castorland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,911. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $65,446 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Castorland safe?
Yes, Castorland is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $141 per resident a year.
Compare Castorland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Castorland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Castorland 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.
Castorland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Castorland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Castorland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Castorland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Castorland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Castorland 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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