Best PlacesEastside, Binghamton, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eastside, Binghamton, 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.
Eastside, Binghamton ranks 4,850th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eastside, Binghamton
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.
Eastside, Binghamton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eastside, Binghamton ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Eastside, Binghamton ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Eastside, Binghamton
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eastside, Binghamton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,365, 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 Eastside, Binghamton's effective rate of 2.31%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eastside, Binghamton
Eastside, Binghamton 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 Eastside, Binghamton.
Who works in Eastside, Binghamton, and how
Work in Eastside, Binghamton centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Eastside, Binghamton
Eastside, Binghamton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Eastside, Binghamton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eastside, Binghamton, month by month
Eastside, Binghamton sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Eastside, Binghamton
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eastside, Binghamton
Schools across Eastside, Binghamton average a C+, better than 64% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Calvin Coolidge SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Theodore Roosevelt SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Susquehanna Valley Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Binghamton High SchoolA · 76% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eastside, Binghamton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eastside, Binghamton 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 Eastside, Binghamton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Eastside, Binghamton
Is Eastside, Binghamton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eastside, Binghamton ranks 4,850th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eastside, Binghamton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,547. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $52,365 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Eastside, Binghamton safe?
Eastside, Binghamton is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Eastside, Binghamton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eastside, Binghamton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eastside, Binghamton 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.
Eastside, Binghamton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eastside, Binghamton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eastside, Binghamton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eastside, Binghamton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eastside, Binghamton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eastside, Binghamton 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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