Best PlacesDresserville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dresserville, 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.
Dresserville ranks 20,488th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dresserville
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.
Dresserville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dresserville ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Dresserville ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dresserville
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dresserville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,076, 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 Dresserville's effective rate of 1.89%, 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 Dresserville
Dresserville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dresserville.
Who works in Dresserville, and how
Work in Dresserville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Dresserville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dresserville.
What the weather is like in Dresserville, month by month
Dresserville sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Dresserville
The nearest airport, Ithaca Tompkins International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 178 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dresserville
Schools across Dresserville average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Homer Intermediate SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Millard Fillmore Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Homer Junior High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Homer Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dresserville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dresserville 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 Dresserville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dresserville
Is Dresserville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dresserville ranks 20,488th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and good schools, and lowest on cell coverage and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dresserville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,477. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $69,076 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Dresserville safe?
Yes, Dresserville is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Dresserville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dresserville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dresserville 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.
Dresserville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dresserville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dresserville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dresserville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dresserville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dresserville 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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