Best PlacesHigh Bank, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Bank, 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.
High Bank ranks 33,102nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in High Bank
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.
High Bank's strengths and weaknesses
Where High Bank ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
Where High Bank ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,655 median, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in High Bank
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High Bank home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,655, 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 High Bank's effective rate of 1.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in High Bank
High Bank runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for High Bank.
Who works in High Bank, and how
Work in High Bank centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in High Bank
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across High Bank.
What the weather is like in High Bank, month by month
High Bank sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 17° | 7° |
| April | 53° | 39° | 26° |
| July | 80° | 66° | 51° |
| October | 59° | 46° | 34° |
Flying in and out of High Bank
The nearest airport, Adirondack Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around High Bank
Schools across High Bank average a B+, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ausable Forks Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Saranac Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saranac Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Ausable Valley Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Saranac High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Ausable Valley High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Bank school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Bank 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 High Bank against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High Bank
Is High Bank a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Bank ranks 33,102nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and heat safety, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Bank expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,749. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $46,655 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is High Bank safe?
Yes, High Bank is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare High Bank with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Bank. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Bank 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.
High Bank detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Bank: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Bank: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Bank: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Bank: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Bank 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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