Best PlacesLitte Italy, Niagara Falls, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Litte Italy, Niagara Falls, 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.
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls ranks 5,052nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
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.
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Litte Italy, Niagara Falls ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB−, better than 74% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Litte Italy, Niagara Falls ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$41,652 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Litte Italy, Niagara Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,652, 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 Litte Italy, Niagara Falls' effective rate of 2.12%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls 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 Litte Italy, Niagara Falls.
Who works in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls, and how
Work in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Litte Italy, Niagara Falls and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls, month by month
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
The nearest airport, Niagara Falls International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
Schools across Litte Italy, Niagara Falls average a B−, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Harry F Abate Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Hyde Park SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Bloneva Bond Primary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gaskill Preparatory SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Niagara Falls High SchoolA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Litte Italy, Niagara Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls 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 Litte Italy, Niagara Falls against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls
Is Litte Italy, Niagara Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Litte Italy, Niagara Falls ranks 5,052nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Litte Italy, Niagara Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $81,582. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,652 median income, cost of living beats 16% of neighborhoods.
Is Litte Italy, Niagara Falls safe?
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls is safer than 29% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $622 per resident a year.
Compare Litte Italy, Niagara Falls with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Litte Italy, Niagara Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls 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.
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Litte Italy, Niagara Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Litte Italy, Niagara Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Litte Italy, Niagara Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls 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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