Best PlacesFarnham, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farnham, 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.
Farnham ranks 25,261st 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 Farnham
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.
Farnham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farnham ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 85% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 85% of towns
Where Farnham ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farnham
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farnham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,286, 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 Farnham's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 Farnham
Farnham 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 Farnham.
Who works in Farnham, and how
Work in Farnham centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Farnham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Farnham.
What the weather is like in Farnham, month by month
Farnham sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Farnham
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farnham
Schools across Farnham average a B+, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A J Schmidt Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- William G Houston Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Shore Senior High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farnham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farnham 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 Farnham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farnham
Is Farnham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farnham ranks 25,261st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, transit, and good schools, 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 Farnham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,100. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $79,286 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Farnham safe?
Yes, Farnham is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Farnham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farnham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farnham 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.
Farnham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farnham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farnham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farnham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farnham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farnham 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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