Best PlacesHomer Hill, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Homer Hill, 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.
Homer Hill ranks 7,374th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Homer Hill
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.
Homer Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Homer Hill ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
Where Homer Hill ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Homer Hill
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Homer Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,444, 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 Homer Hill's effective rate of 2.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Homer Hill
Homer Hill's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Homer Hill.
Who works in Homer Hill, and how
Work in Homer Hill centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Homer Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Homer Hill.
What the weather is like in Homer Hill, month by month
Homer Hill sees roughly 94 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 Homer Hill
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Homer Hill
Schools across Homer Hill average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Allegany-limestone Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- East View Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Olean Senior High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Allegany-limestone Middle-high SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Homer Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Homer Hill 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 Homer Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Homer Hill
Is Homer Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Homer Hill ranks 7,374th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Homer Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,300. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $79,444 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Homer Hill safe?
Yes, Homer Hill is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $164 per resident a year.
Compare Homer Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Homer Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Homer Hill 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.
Homer Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Homer Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Homer Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Homer Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Homer Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Homer Hill 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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