Best PlacesFish House, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fish House, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fish House ranks 6,749th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fish House
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.
Fish House's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fish House ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
Where Fish House ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,245 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fish House
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fish House home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,214, 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 Fish House's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fish House
Fish House 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 Fish House.
Who works in Fish House, and how
Work in Fish House centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fish House
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fish House.
What the weather is like in Fish House, month by month
Fish House sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Fish House
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fish House
Schools across Fish House average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Broadalbin-perth Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Northville Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Broadalbin-perth Junior-senior High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Mayfield Jr/sr High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fish House school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fish House 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 Fish House against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fish House
Is Fish House a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fish House ranks 6,749th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fish House expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,864. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $98,214 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Fish House safe?
Yes, Fish House is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Fish House with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fish House. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fish House 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.
Fish House detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fish House: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fish House: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fish House: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fish House: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fish House 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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