Best PlacesJackson Summit, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jackson Summit, 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.
Jackson Summit ranks 10,366th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jackson Summit
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 Summit's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jackson Summit ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
Where Jackson Summit ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jackson Summit
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jackson Summit home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,500, 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 Jackson Summit's effective rate of 1.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jackson Summit
Jackson Summit 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 Summit.
Who works in Jackson Summit, and how
Work in Jackson Summit centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Jackson Summit
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jackson Summit.
What the weather is like in Jackson Summit, month by month
Jackson Summit sees roughly 90 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 Jackson Summit
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jackson Summit
Schools across Jackson Summit average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Wheelerville SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Gloversville High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Mayfield Jr/sr High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jackson Summit school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jackson Summit 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 Summit against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jackson Summit
Is Jackson Summit a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jackson Summit ranks 10,366th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on biking and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jackson Summit expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,800. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $84,500 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Jackson Summit safe?
Yes, Jackson Summit is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Jackson Summit with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jackson Summit. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jackson Summit 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 Summit detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jackson Summit: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jackson Summit: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jackson Summit: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jackson Summit: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jackson Summit 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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