Best PlacesLake Osiris Colony, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Osiris Colony, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lake Osiris Colony ranks 3,305th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lake Osiris Colony
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.
Lake Osiris Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Osiris Colony ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$121,247 median, better than 93% of towns
Where Lake Osiris Colony ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute40.7 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,308 a month, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Osiris Colony
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Osiris Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,247, 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 Lake Osiris Colony's effective rate of 2.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lake Osiris Colony
Lake Osiris Colony's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lake Osiris Colony.
Who works in Lake Osiris Colony, and how
Work in Lake Osiris Colony centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Lake Osiris Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lake Osiris Colony.
What the weather is like in Lake Osiris Colony, month by month
Lake Osiris Colony sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Lake Osiris Colony
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lake Osiris Colony
Schools across Lake Osiris Colony average an A−, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ostrander Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- John G Borden Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Wallkill Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Osiris Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Osiris Colony 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 Lake Osiris Colony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Osiris Colony
Is Lake Osiris Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Osiris Colony ranks 3,305th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and a strong job market, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake Osiris Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,753. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $121,247 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Lake Osiris Colony safe?
Yes, Lake Osiris Colony is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $147 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Osiris Colony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Osiris Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Osiris Colony 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.
Lake Osiris Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Osiris Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Osiris Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Osiris Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Osiris Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Osiris Colony 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.
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