Best PlacesDeLevan, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DeLevan, 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.
DeLevan ranks 30,189th 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 DeLevan
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.
DeLevan's strengths and weaknesses
Where DeLevan ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where DeLevan ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,800 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in DeLevan
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DeLevan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,800, 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 DeLevan's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in DeLevan
DeLevan 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 DeLevan.
Who works in DeLevan, and how
Work in DeLevan centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in DeLevan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across DeLevan.
What the weather is like in DeLevan, month by month
DeLevan sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| July | 76° | 67° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 42° |
Flying in and out of DeLevan
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around DeLevan
Schools across DeLevan average an A−, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklinville Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Harold O Brumsted Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Arcade Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griffith Institute Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Pioneer Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Pioneer Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Holland High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Griffith Institute High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DeLevan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DeLevan 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 DeLevan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in DeLevan
Is DeLevan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DeLevan ranks 30,189th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is DeLevan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,666. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $49,800 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is DeLevan safe?
Yes, DeLevan is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare DeLevan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DeLevan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DeLevan 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.
DeLevan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DeLevan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DeLevan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DeLevan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DeLevan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DeLevan 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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