Best PlacesFranklin Depot, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin Depot, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Franklin Depot ranks 26,749th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Franklin Depot
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.
Franklin Depot's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Depot ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Franklin Depot ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Depot
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Depot home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,818, 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 Franklin Depot's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 Franklin Depot
Franklin Depot 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 Franklin Depot.
Who works in Franklin Depot, and how
Work in Franklin Depot centers on wholesale trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Franklin Depot
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Franklin Depot.
What the weather is like in Franklin Depot, month by month
Franklin Depot sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Franklin Depot
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Franklin Depot
Schools across Franklin Depot average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sidney Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sidney Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Sidney High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Depot school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin Depot 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 Franklin Depot against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Franklin Depot
Is Franklin Depot a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Depot ranks 26,749th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, and clean air, 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 Franklin Depot expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,042. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $54,818 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Franklin Depot safe?
Yes, Franklin Depot is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Depot with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Depot. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin Depot 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.
Franklin Depot detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Depot: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Depot: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Depot: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Depot: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin Depot 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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