Best PlacesHoffmans, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hoffmans, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hoffmans ranks 6,045th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hoffmans
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.
Hoffmans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hoffmans ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
Where Hoffmans ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hoffmans
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hoffmans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,047, 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 Hoffmans' effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hoffmans
Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans.
Who works in Hoffmans, and how
Work in Hoffmans centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hoffmans
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hoffmans.
What the weather is like in Hoffmans, month by month
Hoffmans sees roughly 76 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 Hoffmans
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hoffmans
Schools across Hoffmans average an A−, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sacandaga SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Marie Curie Institute Of Engineering And CommunicationB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Schalmont Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Scotia-glenville Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Wilbur H Lynch Literacy AcademyF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Scotia-glenville Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Schalmont High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Amsterdam High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hoffmans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hoffmans 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 Hoffmans against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hoffmans
Is Hoffmans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hoffmans ranks 6,045th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, health care access, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hoffmans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,124. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $95,047 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Hoffmans safe?
Yes, Hoffmans is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare Hoffmans with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hoffmans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hoffmans 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.
Hoffmans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hoffmans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hoffmans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hoffmans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hoffmans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hoffmans 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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