Best PlacesHambletville, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hambletville, 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.
Hambletville ranks 42,541st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Hambletville
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.
Hambletville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hambletville ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Hambletville ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,710 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hambletville
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hambletville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,710, 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 Hambletville's effective rate of 1.70%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hambletville
Hambletville 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 Hambletville.
Who works in Hambletville, and how
Work in Hambletville centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Hambletville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hambletville.
What the weather is like in Hambletville, month by month
Hambletville sees roughly 78 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 Hambletville
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hambletville
Schools across Hambletville average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Deposit Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Deposit Middle-senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hambletville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hambletville 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 Hambletville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hambletville
Is Hambletville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hambletville ranks 42,541st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hambletville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,966. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $48,710 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Hambletville safe?
Yes, Hambletville is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
Compare Hambletville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hambletville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hambletville 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.
Hambletville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hambletville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hambletville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hambletville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hambletville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hambletville 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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