Best PlacesCharlotteville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Charlotteville, 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.
Charlotteville ranks 19,925th 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 Charlotteville
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.
Charlotteville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Charlotteville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
Where Charlotteville ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Charlotteville
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Charlotteville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,980, 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 Charlotteville's effective rate of 1.97%, 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 Charlotteville
Charlotteville 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 Charlotteville.
Who works in Charlotteville, and how
Work in Charlotteville centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Charlotteville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Charlotteville.
What the weather is like in Charlotteville, month by month
Charlotteville sees roughly 95 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 Charlotteville
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Charlotteville
Schools across Charlotteville average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Joseph B Radez Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H Golding Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Middleburgh Junior/senior High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Charlotteville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Charlotteville 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 Charlotteville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Charlotteville
Is Charlotteville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Charlotteville ranks 19,925th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Charlotteville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,251. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $71,980 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Charlotteville safe?
Yes, Charlotteville is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
Compare Charlotteville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Charlotteville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Charlotteville 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.
Charlotteville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Charlotteville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Charlotteville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Charlotteville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Charlotteville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Charlotteville 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.