Best PlacesKnoxboro, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Knoxboro, 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.
Knoxboro ranks 13,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Knoxboro
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.
Knoxboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Knoxboro ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Knoxboro ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Knoxboro
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knoxboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,572, 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 Knoxboro's effective rate of 1.96%, 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 Knoxboro
Knoxboro runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Knoxboro.
Who works in Knoxboro, and how
Work in Knoxboro centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Knoxboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Knoxboro.
What the weather is like in Knoxboro, month by month
Knoxboro sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Knoxboro
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around Knoxboro
Schools across Knoxboro average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top high schools
- Madison Central SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Stockbridge Valley Central SchoolA · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knoxboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knoxboro 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 Knoxboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Knoxboro
Is Knoxboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knoxboro ranks 13,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Knoxboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,367. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,572 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Knoxboro safe?
Yes, Knoxboro is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $162 per resident a year.
Compare Knoxboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knoxboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knoxboro 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.
Knoxboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knoxboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knoxboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knoxboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knoxboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knoxboro 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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