Best PlacesGeers Corners, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Geers Corners, 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.
Geers Corners ranks 32,276th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Geers Corners
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.
Geers Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Geers Corners ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Geers Corners ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Geers Corners
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Geers Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,534, 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 Geers Corners' effective rate of 1.54%, 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 Geers Corners
Geers Corners 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 Geers Corners.
Who works in Geers Corners, and how
Work in Geers Corners centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, 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 Geers Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Geers Corners.
What the weather is like in Geers Corners, month by month
Geers Corners sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Geers Corners
The nearest airport, Ogdensburg International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 206 miles away.
The best schools in and around Geers Corners
Schools across Geers Corners average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrisville Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrisville Junior-senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Geers Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Geers Corners 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 Geers Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Geers Corners
Is Geers Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Geers Corners ranks 32,276th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Geers Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,568. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $52,534 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Geers Corners safe?
Yes, Geers Corners is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
Compare Geers Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Geers Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Geers Corners 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.
Geers Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Geers Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Geers Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Geers Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Geers Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Geers Corners 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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