Best PlacesFraser, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fraser, 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.
Fraser ranks 28,678th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fraser
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.
Fraser's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fraser ranks high
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
Where Fraser ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fraser
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fraser home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,550, 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 Fraser's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 Fraser
Fraser 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 Fraser.
Who works in Fraser, and how
Work in Fraser centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Fraser
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fraser.
What the weather is like in Fraser, month by month
Fraser sees roughly 67 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 Fraser
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fraser
Schools across Fraser average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Delaware Academy Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walton Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Walton High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Delaware Academy High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fraser school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fraser 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 Fraser against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fraser
Is Fraser a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fraser ranks 28,678th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and an educated workforce, and lowest on cell coverage 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 Fraser expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,762. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $58,550 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Fraser safe?
Fraser is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
Compare Fraser with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fraser. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fraser 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.
Fraser detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fraser: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fraser: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fraser: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fraser: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fraser 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.