Best PlacesFort Johnson, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Johnson, 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.
Fort Johnson ranks 11,203rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Johnson
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.
Fort Johnson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Johnson ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
Where Fort Johnson ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% 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 Fort Johnson
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Johnson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,510, 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 Fort Johnson's effective rate of 1.80%, 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 Fort Johnson
Fort Johnson runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Johnson.
Who works in Fort Johnson, and how
Work in Fort Johnson 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 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fort Johnson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Johnson.
What the weather is like in Fort Johnson, month by month
Fort Johnson sees roughly 74 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 Fort Johnson
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Johnson
Schools across Fort Johnson average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fonda-fultonville K-4 SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Broadalbin-perth Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Raphael J Mcnulty Academy For Intern Studies & LiteracyC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fonda-fultonville 5-8 SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Wilbur H Lynch Literacy AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Fonda-fultonville Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Amsterdam High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Broadalbin-perth Junior-senior High SchoolA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Johnson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Johnson 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 Fort Johnson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Johnson
Is Fort Johnson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Johnson ranks 11,203rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and health care access, 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 Fort Johnson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,733. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $80,510 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Fort Johnson safe?
Yes, Fort Johnson is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Johnson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Johnson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Johnson 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.
Fort Johnson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Johnson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Johnson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Johnson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Johnson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Johnson 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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