Best PlacesForestburgh, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Forestburgh, 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.
Forestburgh ranks 1,704th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Forestburgh
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.
Forestburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Forestburgh ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$131,360 median, better than 95% of towns
Where Forestburgh ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Forestburgh
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Forestburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $131,360, 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 Forestburgh's effective rate of 1.52%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Forestburgh
Forestburgh 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 Forestburgh.
Who works in Forestburgh, and how
Work in Forestburgh centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Forestburgh
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Forestburgh.
What the weather is like in Forestburgh, month by month
Forestburgh sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Forestburgh
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Forestburgh
Schools across Forestburgh average a B−, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- N A Hamilton Bicentennial SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- George Ross Mackenzie Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Kenneth L Rutherford SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Port Jervis Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Robert J Kaiser Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Port Jervis Senior High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Monticello High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Eldred Junior-senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Forestburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Forestburgh 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 Forestburgh against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Forestburgh
Is Forestburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Forestburgh ranks 1,704th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and big-city access, and lowest on car insurance costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Forestburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,589. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $131,360 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Forestburgh safe?
Yes, Forestburgh is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $113 per resident a year.
Compare Forestburgh with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Forestburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Forestburgh 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.
Forestburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Forestburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Forestburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Forestburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Forestburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Forestburgh 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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