Best PlacesFillmore, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fillmore, 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.
Fillmore ranks 15,084th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fillmore
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.
Fillmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fillmore ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
Where Fillmore ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fillmore
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fillmore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,241, 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 Fillmore's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fillmore
Fillmore's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fillmore.
Who works in Fillmore, and how
Work in Fillmore centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Fillmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fillmore.
What the weather is like in Fillmore, month by month
Fillmore sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| July | 76° | 67° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Fillmore
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fillmore
Schools across Fillmore average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Letchworth Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Cuba-rushford Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Dalton-nunda Primary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Letchworth Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Dalton-nunda Intermediate SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cuba-rushford Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Cuba-rushford High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Letchworth Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Dalton-nunda Secondary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fillmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fillmore 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 Fillmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fillmore
Is Fillmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fillmore ranks 15,084th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, good schools, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fillmore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,887. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,241 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Fillmore safe?
Yes, Fillmore is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Fillmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fillmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fillmore 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.
Fillmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fillmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fillmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fillmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fillmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fillmore 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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