Best PlacesGenesee County, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Genesee County, 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.
Genesee County ranks 647th of 3,144 U.S. counties 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 Genesee County
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.
The best areas in Genesee County
The parts of Genesee County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Bergen
Incomes run higher, local pay stretches further, and more residents vote.
Oakfield
It is quieter and fewer homes sit empty.
Le Roy
Prices have run up less.
Batavia
Streets are more walkable, though fewer households have young kids.
Scores across Genesee County run from about the 20th to the 84th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Genesee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Genesee County ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of counties
Where Genesee County ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 12% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Genesee County
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Genesee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,234, 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 Genesee County's effective rate of 1.99%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Genesee County
Genesee County 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 Genesee County.
Who works in Genesee County, and how
Work in Genesee County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Genesee County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Genesee County.
Is Genesee County growing, and who is moving in?
Genesee County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Buffalo, NY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Genesee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Genesee County, month by month
Genesee County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Genesee County
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 203 miles away.
The best schools in and around Genesee County
Schools across Genesee County average an A−, better than 94% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Caledonia-mumford Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Pembroke Intermediate SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Wolcott Street SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- A D Oliver Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Attica Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Akron Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Alden Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Brockport High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Genesee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Genesee County 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 Genesee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Genesee County suits
Common questions about living in Genesee County
Is Genesee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Genesee County ranks 647th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and good schools, 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 Genesee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,243. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $76,234 median income, cost of living beats 59% of counties.
Is Genesee County safe?
Yes, Genesee County is safer than 98% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Genesee County?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 20. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Genesee County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Bergen, Oakfield, and Le Roy. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Genesee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Genesee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Genesee County 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.
Genesee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Genesee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Genesee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Genesee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Genesee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Genesee County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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