Best PlacesDaytonville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Daytonville, 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.
Daytonville ranks 2,445th 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 Daytonville
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.
Daytonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Daytonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Daytonville ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Daytonville
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Daytonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,156, 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 Daytonville's effective rate of 1.72%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Daytonville
Daytonville 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 Daytonville.
Who works in Daytonville, and how
Work in Daytonville centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Daytonville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Daytonville.
What the weather is like in Daytonville, month by month
Daytonville sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Daytonville
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Daytonville
Schools across Daytonville average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clinton Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Sauquoit Valley Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clinton Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Sauquoit Valley Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Clinton Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Sauquoit Valley High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Waterville Jr/sr High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Daytonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Daytonville 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 Daytonville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Daytonville
Is Daytonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Daytonville ranks 2,445th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Daytonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,300. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $95,156 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Daytonville safe?
Yes, Daytonville is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $83 per resident a year.
Compare Daytonville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Daytonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Daytonville 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.
Daytonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Daytonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Daytonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Daytonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Daytonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Daytonville 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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