Best PlacesKasoag, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kasoag, 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.
Kasoag ranks 34,641st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kasoag
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.
Kasoag's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kasoag ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
Where Kasoag ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute39.0 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kasoag
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kasoag home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,149, 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 Kasoag's effective rate of 1.75%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kasoag
Kasoag's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kasoag.
Who works in Kasoag, and how
Work in Kasoag centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kasoag
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kasoag.
What the weather is like in Kasoag, month by month
Kasoag sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Kasoag
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kasoag
Schools across Kasoag average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandy Creek Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Altmar-parish-williamstown Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandy Creek Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Sandy Creek High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Altmar-parish-williamstown Jr/sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kasoag school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kasoag 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 Kasoag against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kasoag
Is Kasoag a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kasoag ranks 34,641st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and tree cover, and lowest on property taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kasoag expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,603. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $62,149 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Kasoag safe?
Yes, Kasoag is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Kasoag with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kasoag. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kasoag 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.
Kasoag detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kasoag: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kasoag: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kasoag: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kasoag: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kasoag 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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