Best PlacesKringsbush, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kringsbush, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kringsbush ranks 27,709th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kringsbush
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.
Kringsbush's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kringsbush ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of towns
Where Kringsbush ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kringsbush
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kringsbush home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,883, 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 Kringsbush's effective rate of 1.98%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kringsbush
Kringsbush 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 Kringsbush.
Who works in Kringsbush, and how
Work in Kringsbush centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Kringsbush
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kringsbush.
What the weather is like in Kringsbush, month by month
Kringsbush sees roughly 81 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 Kringsbush
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kringsbush
Schools across Kringsbush average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top high schools
- Oppenheim-ephratah-st Johnsville Junior/senior High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kringsbush school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kringsbush 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 Kringsbush against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kringsbush
Is Kringsbush a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kringsbush ranks 27,709th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, low crime, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kringsbush expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,684. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $62,883 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Kringsbush safe?
Yes, Kringsbush is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare Kringsbush with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kringsbush. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kringsbush 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.
Kringsbush detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kringsbush: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kringsbush: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kringsbush: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kringsbush: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kringsbush 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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