Best PlacesHiggins, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Higgins, 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.
Higgins ranks 10,190th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Higgins
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.
Higgins' strengths and weaknesses
Where Higgins ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
Where Higgins ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Higgins
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Higgins home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,625, 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 Higgins' effective rate of 1.42%, 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 Higgins
Higgins 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 Higgins.
Who works in Higgins, and how
Work in Higgins centers on transportation & warehousing and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Higgins
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Higgins.
What the weather is like in Higgins, month by month
Higgins sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| July | 76° | 67° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Higgins
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Higgins
Schools across Higgins average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top high schools
- Fillmore Central SchoolA · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Higgins school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Higgins 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 Higgins against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Higgins
Is Higgins a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Higgins ranks 10,190th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Higgins expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,200. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $83,625 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Higgins safe?
Yes, Higgins is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare Higgins with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Higgins. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Higgins 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.
Higgins detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Higgins: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Higgins: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Higgins: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Higgins: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Higgins 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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