Best PlacesKnowelhurst, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Knowelhurst, 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.
Knowelhurst ranks 26,111th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Knowelhurst
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.
Knowelhurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Knowelhurst ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
Where Knowelhurst ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Short commute37.6 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,315 a month, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Knowelhurst
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knowelhurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,109, 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 Knowelhurst's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 Knowelhurst
Knowelhurst 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 Knowelhurst.
Who works in Knowelhurst, and how
Work in Knowelhurst centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Knowelhurst
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Knowelhurst.
What the weather is like in Knowelhurst, month by month
Knowelhurst sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Knowelhurst
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Knowelhurst
Schools across Knowelhurst average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Warrensburg Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Stuart M Townsend Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Hadley-luzerne Junior-senior High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Warrensburg Junior-senior High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knowelhurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knowelhurst 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 Knowelhurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Knowelhurst
Is Knowelhurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knowelhurst ranks 26,111th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Knowelhurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,869. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $64,109 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Knowelhurst safe?
Yes, Knowelhurst is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
Compare Knowelhurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knowelhurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knowelhurst 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.
Knowelhurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knowelhurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knowelhurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knowelhurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knowelhurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knowelhurst 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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