Best PlacesIvanhoe, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ivanhoe, 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.
Ivanhoe ranks 21,393rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ivanhoe
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.
Ivanhoe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ivanhoe ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Ivanhoe ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ivanhoe
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ivanhoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,511, 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 Ivanhoe's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe.
Who works in Ivanhoe, and how
Work in Ivanhoe centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ivanhoe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ivanhoe.
What the weather is like in Ivanhoe, month by month
Ivanhoe sees roughly 80 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 Ivanhoe
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ivanhoe
Schools across Ivanhoe average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sidney Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Townsend Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Deposit Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sidney Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Walton Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Sidney High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Walton High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Deposit Middle-senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ivanhoe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ivanhoe
Is Ivanhoe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ivanhoe ranks 21,393rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and good schools, and lowest on empty homes 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 Ivanhoe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,938. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $61,511 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Ivanhoe safe?
Yes, Ivanhoe is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Ivanhoe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ivanhoe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ivanhoe 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.
Ivanhoe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ivanhoe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ivanhoe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ivanhoe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ivanhoe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ivanhoe 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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