Best PlacesHallsville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hallsville, 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.
Hallsville ranks 33,617th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hallsville
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.
Hallsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hallsville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Hallsville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$47,155 median, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hallsville
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hallsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,155, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hallsville's effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hallsville
Hallsville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hallsville.
Who works in Hallsville, and how
Work in Hallsville centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hallsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hallsville.
What the weather is like in Hallsville, month by month
Hallsville sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Hallsville
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hallsville
Schools across Hallsville average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harry Hoag SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Plain Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hallsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hallsville 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 Hallsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hallsville
Is Hallsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hallsville ranks 33,617th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on biking and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hallsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,444. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $47,155 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Hallsville safe?
Yes, Hallsville is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare Hallsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hallsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hallsville 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.
Hallsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hallsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hallsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hallsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hallsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hallsville 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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