Best PlacesJackson Corners, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jackson Corners, 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.
Jackson Corners ranks 4,444th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jackson Corners
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.
Jackson Corners' strengths and weaknesses
Where Jackson Corners ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Jackson Corners ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jackson Corners
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jackson Corners home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,231, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Jackson Corners' effective rate of 1.54%, 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 Jackson Corners
Jackson Corners 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 Jackson Corners.
Who works in Jackson Corners, and how
Work in Jackson Corners centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Jackson Corners
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jackson Corners.
What the weather is like in Jackson Corners, month by month
Jackson Corners sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Jackson Corners
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jackson Corners
Schools across Jackson Corners average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Linden Avenue Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Red Hook Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Stissing Mountain Junior/senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jackson Corners school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jackson Corners 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 Jackson Corners against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jackson Corners
Is Jackson Corners a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jackson Corners ranks 4,444th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 Jackson Corners expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,292. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $106,231 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Jackson Corners safe?
Yes, Jackson Corners is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $137 per resident a year.
Compare Jackson Corners with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jackson Corners. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jackson Corners 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.
Jackson Corners detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jackson Corners: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jackson Corners: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jackson Corners: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jackson Corners: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jackson Corners 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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