Best PlacesGenegantslet, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Genegantslet, 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.
Genegantslet ranks 17,699th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Genegantslet
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.
Genegantslet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Genegantslet ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Genegantslet ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Genegantslet
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Genegantslet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,410, 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 Genegantslet's effective rate of 2.26%, 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 Genegantslet
Genegantslet's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Genegantslet.
Who works in Genegantslet, and how
Work in Genegantslet centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Genegantslet
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Genegantslet.
What the weather is like in Genegantslet, month by month
Genegantslet sees roughly 79 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 Genegantslet
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Genegantslet
Schools across Genegantslet average an A, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caryl E Adams Primary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greene Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Tioughnioga Riverside AcademyA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Greene High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Whitney Point Senior High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Genegantslet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Genegantslet 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 Genegantslet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Genegantslet
Is Genegantslet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Genegantslet ranks 17,699th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Genegantslet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,385. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $64,410 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Genegantslet safe?
Yes, Genegantslet is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Genegantslet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Genegantslet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Genegantslet 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.
Genegantslet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Genegantslet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Genegantslet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Genegantslet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Genegantslet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Genegantslet 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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