Best PlacesColdenham, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coldenham, 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.
Coldenham ranks 13,615th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coldenham
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.
Coldenham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coldenham ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
Where Coldenham ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coldenham
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coldenham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,089, 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 Coldenham's effective rate of 2.08%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Coldenham
Coldenham runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coldenham.
Who works in Coldenham, and how
Work in Coldenham centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Coldenham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coldenham.
What the weather is like in Coldenham, month by month
Coldenham sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Coldenham
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coldenham
Schools across Coldenham average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Coldenham Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Berea Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Little Britain Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley Central Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Central High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coldenham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coldenham 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 Coldenham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coldenham
Is Coldenham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coldenham ranks 13,615th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, big-city access, and transit, 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 Coldenham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,400. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $115,089 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Coldenham safe?
Yes, Coldenham is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare Coldenham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coldenham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coldenham 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.
Coldenham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coldenham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coldenham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coldenham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coldenham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coldenham 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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