Best PlacesEndicott, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Endicott, 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.
Endicott ranks 1,105th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in Endicott
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.
Endicott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Endicott ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of cities
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 89% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of cities
Where Endicott ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Endicott
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Endicott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,165, 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 Endicott's effective rate of 2.73%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Endicott
Endicott's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Endicott.
Who works in Endicott, and how
Work in Endicott centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Endicott
Endicott has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Endicott and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Endicott, month by month
Endicott 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 Endicott
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 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Endicott
Schools across Endicott average an A−, better than 88% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Homer Brink SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Apalachin Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Ann G Mcguinness Elementar SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owego-apalachin Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Maine-endwell Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Newark Valley Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Maine-endwell Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Owego Free AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Johnson City Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Endicott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Endicott 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 Endicott against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Endicott suits
Common questions about living in Endicott
Is Endicott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Endicott ranks 1,105th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Endicott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,777. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $75,165 median income, cost of living beats 34% of cities.
Is Endicott safe?
Yes, Endicott is safer than 68% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Endicott?
July highs average about 82 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 17. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of cities.
Is Endicott good for families?
Schools beat 88% of cities, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $1,088 a month.
Compare Endicott with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Endicott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Endicott 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.
Endicott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Endicott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Endicott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Endicott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Endicott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Endicott 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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