Best PlacesErwins, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Erwins, 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.
Erwins ranks 4,254th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Erwins
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.
Erwins' strengths and weaknesses
Where Erwins ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$112,253 median, better than 91% of towns
Where Erwins ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Erwins
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Erwins home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,253, 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 Erwins' effective rate of 2.25%, 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 Erwins
Erwins runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Erwins.
Who works in Erwins, and how
Work in Erwins centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Erwins
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Erwins.
What the weather is like in Erwins, month by month
Erwins sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 58° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Erwins
The nearest airport, Elmira/Corning Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Erwins
Schools across Erwins average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Erwin Valley Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Tuscarora Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corning-painted Post Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Corning-painted Post High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Erwins school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Erwins 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 Erwins against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Erwins
Is Erwins a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Erwins ranks 4,254th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Erwins expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,385. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $112,253 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Erwins safe?
Yes, Erwins is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare Erwins with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Erwins. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Erwins 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.
Erwins detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Erwins: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Erwins: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Erwins: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Erwins: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Erwins 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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