Best PlacesEast De Kalb, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East De Kalb, 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.
East De Kalb ranks 35,606th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East De Kalb
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.
East De Kalb's strengths and weaknesses
Where East De Kalb ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
Where East De Kalb ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East De Kalb
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East De Kalb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,680, 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 East De Kalb's effective rate of 1.76%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East De Kalb
East De Kalb runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East De Kalb.
Who works in East De Kalb, and how
Work in East De Kalb centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in East De Kalb
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East De Kalb.
What the weather is like in East De Kalb, month by month
East De Kalb sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of East De Kalb
The nearest airport, Ogdensburg International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around East De Kalb
Schools across East De Kalb average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top high schools
- Hermon-dekalb Central SchoolA · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East De Kalb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East De Kalb 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 East De Kalb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East De Kalb
Is East De Kalb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East De Kalb ranks 35,606th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East De Kalb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,000. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $56,680 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is East De Kalb safe?
Yes, East De Kalb is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare East De Kalb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East De Kalb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East De Kalb 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.
East De Kalb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East De Kalb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East De Kalb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East De Kalb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East De Kalb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East De Kalb 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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