Best PlacesHalcottsville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Halcottsville, 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.
Halcottsville ranks 22,904th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Halcottsville
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.
Halcottsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Halcottsville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
Where Halcottsville ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
Who lives in Halcottsville
Halcottsville 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 Halcottsville.
Who works in Halcottsville, and how
Work in Halcottsville centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 38%
- Work from home 60%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Halcottsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Halcottsville.
What the weather is like in Halcottsville, month by month
Halcottsville sees roughly 66 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 Halcottsville
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Halcottsville
Schools across Halcottsville average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top high schools
- Roxbury Central SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Halcottsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Halcottsville 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 Halcottsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Halcottsville
Is Halcottsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Halcottsville ranks 22,904th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, clean air, and big-city access, and lowest on disaster risk and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Halcottsville safe?
Yes, Halcottsville is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Halcottsville?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 17. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of towns.
Compare Halcottsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Halcottsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Halcottsville 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.
Halcottsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Halcottsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Halcottsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Halcottsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Halcottsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Halcottsville 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.
- 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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